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From Amazon.com:
If you were to take the promising moments from Damien Jurado's first album, Waters Ave. S., and factor in a few years' worth of maturity, it still wouldn't add up to this spectacular achievement. The Evergreen State's self-tagged "urban folksinger" has sharpened his songwriting skills and streamlined his musical attack. Simple, finger-picked acoustic guitar graces most of the tracks and when matched with Jurado's nasal whine (which shares a few adenoids with Freedy Johnston) creates a genuine emotional intensity. "Ohio" is the perfectly shaped tale of a girl abducted from her mother and made to live with her father in a faraway city. The lament is perfectly underpinned by the harmonica of Richard Smokovich, who also adds an extra-rough ferocity to the complete-band numbers ("Honey Baby," "Letters & Drawings"). The Posies' Ken Stringfellow produces and adds a full complement of instruments, ranging from guitar, organ, and piano to mellotron and concertina. One of the year's best, for sure.--Rob O'Connor
| Artist: | Damien Jurado | | Binding: | Audio CD | | EAN: | 0098787044027 | | Format: | Import | | MPN: | 440 | | Original Release Date: | 1999-02-09 | | Release Date: | 1999-03-09 | | UPC: | 098787044027 |
Tracks:- Ohio
- Tragedy
- Curbside
- Honey Baby
- Eyes for Windows
- Letters & Drawings
- Love the Same
- Saturday
- Tornado
- Rehearsals for Departure
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