Occupation(s) Musician Name Damien Jurado | Years active 1995–present Siblings Drake Jurado | |
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Origin Seattle, Washington, United States Instruments Acoustic Guitar, electric guitar Role Singer-songwriter · damienjurado.com Albums Brothers and Sisters of the Ete, Saint Bartlett, Caught in the Trees, Maraqopa, Where Shall You Take Me? Profiles | ||
Associated acts Coolidge, Hoquiam | ||
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Damien Jurado is an American indie rock singer/songwriter from Seattle, Washington. Over the years, he has released albums on Sub Pop and currently on Secretly Canadian.
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- Music career
- Collaborations and contributions
- Albums
- EPs
- Singles
- Tour only releases
- Compilation appearances
- References
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Music career
Jurado's solo career began during the mid-1990s, releasing lo-fi folk based recordings on his own cassette-only label, Casa Recordings. Gaining a local cult following in Seattle, he was brought to the attention of Sub Pop Records by Sunny Day Real Estate singer Jeremy Enigk. After two 7" releases (Motorbike and Trampoline) Sub Pop issued his first full album, Waters Ave S. in 1997. His second album Rehearsals for Departure, was released in 1999, produced by Ken Stringfellow (The Posies, Big Star, R.E.M.).
He often makes use of found sound and field recording techniques, and has experimented with different forms of tape recordings. In 2000 he released Postcards and Audio Letters, a collection of found audio letters and fragments that he had found from sources such as thrift store tape players and answering machines. Also released in 2000 was Ghost of David, Jurado's bleakest and most personal sounding record to date. I Break Chairs (2002) was produced by long-time friend, Pedro the Lion's David Bazan. It was his last album for Sub Pop, and was a much rockier, electric affair.
After signing for the Indiana-based label Secretly Canadian, Jurado reverted to his trademark folk ballad-based style, releasing four more albums: Where Shall You Take Me? (2003), On My Way to Absence, (2005) And Now That I'm in Your Shadow (2006) and the rockier Caught in the Trees (2008).
In 2009, Jurado teamed with his brother Drake to issue an LP under the moniker Hoquiam, released on February 23, 2010. The album preceded Damien's next solo release, dubbed Saint Bartlett, which was released May 25, 2010 and was produced by label mate Richard Swift. After touring the album with Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground, Jurado began work on his next album. On February 21, 2012 he released his 10th studio album, Maraqopa, his sixth for Secretly Canadian. In January 2014 Jurado released Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son an album which marked the third straight collaboration with producer Richard Swift. In March 2016, Jurado released Visions of Us on the Land, and in December of the same year he and Swift released a collection of covers from 2010, Other People's Songs, Volume 1. In September 2016 he was forced to cancel an Australian tour due to health issues.
Collaborations and contributions
Jurado appears on the tracks Almost Home and The Dogs on Moby's album Innocents.
He is also featured in an episode of the BYUtv music documentary series Audio-Files.
Jurado's song "Everything Trying" appeared in the NBC series The Blacklist (Season 1, episode 12) and in the 2013 Best Foreign Film Oscar film The Great Beauty.
In the 2014 Joe Carnahan directed crime thriller "Stretch", Jurado's song "Let Us All In" plays during the end last scene at Corky's Diner and into the credits.
In the 2015 romantic comedy,Tumbledown, Jurado contributes to many songs on the soundtrack.
He duets with Lotte Kestner on her song "Turn the Wolves" on the 2013 album The Bluebird of Happiness.
He has collaborated extensively with Richard Swift.