Damien Jurado

Upon reviewing his 2010 release Saint Bartlett, Pitchfork commented that Damien Jurado had been undone over the years by his own consistency. That may make it difficult for a new listener to have a starting point in an artists vast back catalogue; however as I have discovered over the past couple of years with Jurado and other artists, it certainly is satisfying when you discover music that you enjoy so much. He may be approaching album number ten, never mind the EPs and the collaborations he has contributed to, but his songs of loneliness, isolation, the breakdown of a relationship; all with a sense of time and place and poignancy reasonate throughout each release without the effects ever beginning to wane. Pitchfork have hit the nail on the head; he's consistently brilliant.

Just take a look at his recent session on NPR Music here. (you can download audio or the video via subscription to the podcast).

Give my two favourite albums of Jurado a listen below: -

Damien Jurado-Ghost of David (buy)

Damien Jurado-On My Way to Absence (buy)