ARTIST: Damien Jurado
TITLE: Gathered In Song
LABEL: Made In Mexico
GENRE: Rock
TIME: 29:25 min
SIZE: 41,6 MB
RIP DATE: Jan-07-2007
RELEASE DATE: Jan-23-2007
WEBSITE: n/a
Track List:
01. Chevrolet 03:58
02. Simple Hello 02:48
03. Happy Birthday John 03:28
04. East Virginia 02:10
05. To Those Who Will Burn 03:08
06. Tragedy (Demo) 02:36
07. Happy Birthday John (Demo) 03:22
08. Matinee (Demo) 02:58
09. Saturday (Demo) 02:35
10. As You Wish 02:22
Release Notes:
Sub Pop (Damien Jurado's regular recording label)
describes him as "a modern-day urban folk singer
from Seattle." While Gathered in Song has a folksy
feel to it, Damien Jurado is not the next Joan Baez.
Recorded onto two-track without losing one bit of
feeling, the songs are told in a storylike fashion
that draws listeners in and causes them to want to
sing along after a few listens; this is
stripped-down simplicity that offers up no excuses.
Jurado wears his heart on his sleeve as a newfound
minstrel of heartbroken tales of love, life, and the
details that are too often forgotten. While the song
structure is almost too simple at times, that
doesn't keep "To Those Who Will Burn" from giving
off a creepy vibe when Jurado sings, "You will tear
down, I will build up," in his dark, eerie voice.
There would have been need for more variety if this
had been a full-length, but as it stands, Gathered
in Song is a great EP.
This is a remastered re-release with five bonus
tracks.