The Horizon Just Laughed
by Damien Jurado
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 2 out of 11
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  1. pervertedpanda
    Jul 17, 2018
    9
    One of my favourite albums of this year. So simple, so beautiful and its lyrics are truly inspirational. It reminds me a mix of Dave Matthews with Nick Drake and also Caetano Veloso. 5 stars

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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Mojo
    May 21, 2018
    80
    Self-producing for the first time, Jurado's colour palette retains occasional ornamentation, including orchestration, Wurlitzers and a choir, but his immaculate velvet baritone is more often set in the starker relief of voice/guitar basics. [Jul 2018, p.93]
  2. Dusted Magazine
    May 15, 2018
    80
    The Horizon Just Laughed is less showy than the Maraqopa trilogy, but in its quiet way just as visionary and odd.
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  3. Pitchfork
    May 10, 2018
    80
    These songs pull their power from slow reflections, from a series of sights that have been seen and pondered during long drives down open roads or quiet nights of deep thought.
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