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- Summary: The latest full-length release for Seattle singer-songwriter Damien Jurado features contributions from Josh Gordon.
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- Record Label: Maraqopa Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Indie Folk
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Jun 23, 2022Jurado has remained steadfastly allergic to any stereotypical singer-songwriter navel-gazing from day one, and perhaps it’s this aversion to familiar templates that both keeps the masses at an arm’s length and makes albums like Reggae Film Star so richly rewarding for those in the know.
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MojoJun 23, 2022While Reggae Film Star is often droll, Jurado's empathy for his characters - from the enduring recriminations of Lois Lambert to the aching isolation of What Happened To The Class Of '65? - often makes for affecting songwriting. [Aug 2022, p.87]
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Jun 23, 2022An album that is more cinematic than the intervening releases in more ways than one.
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UncutJun 23, 2022Reggae Film Star is a luminous beauty. [Aug 2022, p.29]
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Jul 5, 2022The writing, at least, is often remarkable. ... The accompaniment for these curious lyrical snapshots, though, never rises to meet their idiosyncrasy—it is often bland enough to distract from them.
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