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- Date Released: October 10, 2006
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Indie Rock
- Label: Secretly Canadian / SC Dist.
Damien sings death, adultery and dark redemption
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We Say...
Damien Jurado sings about places that aren’t nice to visit and people who don’t want to live there. Still trying to find the balance between light and darkness that sounded so effortless on 2005's Where Shall You Take Me, Jurado defaults to gloom on most of his seventh album, And Now That I’m In Your Shadow. But, as in the world of Springsteen’s Nebraska, there’s dark redemption to be found at the bottom of these songs of death, adultery and, most consistently, disappearance. Sometimes it’s the protagonist who’s left, as on “What Were The Chances?,” a hushed duet with Jenna Conrad (now a permanent member of Jurado’s band along with Eric Fisher.) Other times it’s old acquaintances who have fallen by the wayside, occasionally literally, as with the bad love victim of “Shannon Rhodes.” It’s dark stuff, but the palpable sense that all that misery must mean something is what makes Jurado a continually compelling, if too often overlooked, talent.
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They Say...
Damien Jurado's seventh full-length -- and God knows how many singles, EPs and compilation cuts -- walks quietly in the shadow of 2005's On My Way to Absence. While the soft approach is his and his band's modus operandi, the subtle differences from recording to recording are, nonetheless, pronounced, Whereas On My Way to Absence was adorned with simple acoustic guitars and framed in everything from strings and piano, there were also some slow, light rock & roll tracks, where the band plugged in. Not so here on And Now That I'm in Your Shadow. Drums only appear on a couple of cuts, and electric guitars are almost entirely absent. Sound effects, big echo chambers, and reverb grace "Montesano," and one or two other tracks, but mostly, it's just Jurado with his acoustic guitar, a piano, and some strings. The feel is late night, on the edge of quiet, and full of pathos. Once upon a time he refrained from writing confessional material; his songs are drenched in it now, whether metaphorical or not. Jurado's storytelling skills, however, have become more sophisticated and multi-dimensional than they were before. Check "Denton, Texas," the title track, the solo acoustic "Shannon Rhodes," and "Gas Station." The slow country stroll of "There Goes Your Man," and the drum machine-driven acoustic cut "What Were the Chances," a duet with Jenna Conrad. Oh yeah, it's quiet, mopey and distinct: Jurado's way of writing distills the complicated notions of the heart into images or tiny actions: a breath, a glance, a hand moving from one place to the next on the human body, automobiles in the parking lots of truck stops. He is the king of miniature still lifes, and his voice doesn't lie. And Now That I'm In Your Shadow is sophisticated, honest, and full of gray light.
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Hoquiam |
3:30 |
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| 02. | |
Denton, TX |
3:03 |
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| 03. | |
I Had No Intentions |
4:17 |
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| 04. | |
Hotel Hospital |
1:08 |
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| 05. | |
And Now That I'm In Your Shadow |
5:03 |
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| 06. | |
What Were The Chances |
4:26 |
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| 07. | |
Shannon Rhodes |
5:10 |
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| 08. | |
There Goes Your Man |
2:14 |
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| 09. | |
I Am Still Here |
4:38 |
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| 10. | |
Gasoline Drinks |
4:36 |
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| 11. | |
Survived By Her Husband |
2:46 |
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| 12. | |
Gas Station |
3:26 |
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| 13. | |
Montesano |
3:57 |
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13 Total Tracks, 48:14 Total Length
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Credits
- Eric Fisher - Producer // Eric Fisher - Engineer // Eric Fisher - Mixing // Eric Fisher - Cover Design // Eric Fisher - Group Member // Damien Jurado - Group Member // Damien Jurado - Group Member // Jon Ervie - Mixing // Troy Glessner - Mastering // Casey Foubert - Violin // Casey Foubert - Drums // David Broecker - Bass // Jenna Conrad - ? // Jenna Conrad - Group Member
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