- Release Info -------------------------------------------------------------- -
Artist: Damien Jurado
Album: Caught In The Trees
Label: Secretly Canadian
Playtime: 44:24 min
Genre: Indie
URL: http://www.myspace.com/damienjurado
Rip date: 2008-09-09
Street date: 2008-09-09
Size: 65.33 MB
Type: Normal
Quality: 194 kbps / 4410kHz / Joint Stereo
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"Caught In the Trees" marks the dawn of a new era for Damien Jurado. It may
not be a huge departure from some of his past albums musically, but lyrically
Jurado has taken a giant leap forward and there is no turning back. Best
known for his dark yet fragile first person fictional tales, Jurado now
unlocks the door and invites us into his own enigmatic world with an energy
and intensity that is all-consuming.
Jurado took a full year to make this record, longer than ever before, as he
ran away from and eventually found himself in his own songs. He subsequently
found refuge in sharing the songs with his closest friends and bandmates,
Eric Fisher and Jenna Conrad. Having walked alongside him through this most
challenging journey, the songs that came out of it are as much theirs as his.
Jurado, Fisher, and Conrad collaborated on the compositions - some much more
rocking than Jurado fans are used to, but ever as intense - and pulled in
producers Kory Kruckenberg and Casey Foubert to contribute their own unique
stylings.
Recording started in the summer months and the sweltering heat, and wrapped
in the freezing temps of winter. (It is clear on first listen that two
distinct seasons are represented through "Caught In the Trees" - an
accidental metaphor perhaps?) There was laughter and there was introspection,
and the result is a record that Jurado loyalists will find was worth the
wait. And perhaps a reason to listen for those who have yet to give this
bedraggled storyteller a chance.
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01. Gillian Was A Horse ( 3:20)
02. Trials ( 3:22)
03. Caskets ( 2:58)
04. Coats Of Ice ( 3:02)
05. Go First ( 4:27)
06. Sorry Is For You ( 1:07)
07. Last Rights ( 4:11)
08. Dimes ( 3:43)
09. Everything Trying ( 3:25)
10. Sheets ( 4:16)
11. Paper Kite ( 3:38)
12. Best Dress ( 4:13)
13. Predictive Living ( 2:42)
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