Tag: RICHARD SWIFT

Album Covers, Album Reviews, Indie Rock, New Release, Psych, Video

ALBUM REVIEW: Damien Jurado – Visions Of Us On The Land

This is the last in a trilogy of albums that Jurado has released with producer/collaborator Richard Swift and it’s as immersive, wide ranging and often fantastical as its predecessors. Swift again brings a lushness of production to Jurado’s folk songs. He adds the drama, the texture and the light psychedelia that washes over the 17 songs. The album completes the tale of an individual who … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Damien Jurado – Visions Of Us On The Land

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NEW MUSIC: Damien Jurado – Exit 353

  Damien Jurado has a new LP called Visions Of Us On The Land coming out on March 18h via Secretly Canadian/Inertia. It once again features producer Richard Swift and carries on the themes established on the excellent preceding albums Maraqopa and Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son. ‘Maraqopa’ the album introduced a character – deliberately unnamed, intended to represent anyone feeling that way – who stumbles … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Damien Jurado – Exit 353

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New Release, Video

WATCH: Damien Jurado | Silver Timothy (NEW)

Damien Jurado has been on a mighty fine roll with his last few albums and particularly now that he has hooked up with Richard Swift as collaborator and producer. That relationship continues on his 12th album Brothers And Sisters Of The Eternal Son which is due out January 20th via Secretly Canadian. Here’s the first single, Silver Timothy.   Continue reading WATCH: Damien Jurado | Silver Timothy (NEW)

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SONG OF THE WEEK: Damien Jurado | Nothing Is the News

  Damien Jurado is on a roll at the moment with the recent release of his brilliant album Maraqopa, the follow-up to the equally impressive Saint Bartlett. This time around he has collaborated with Richard Swift, a great musician in his own right, and added some density and electricity to his beautifully weary songs. The duo released Other People’s Songs Volume One, an album of … Continue reading SONG OF THE WEEK: Damien Jurado | Nothing Is the News

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NEWS: Damien Jurado & Richard Swift release free album of covers…

Damien Jurado and Richard Swift got together on the weekend of August 21-22, 2010 and with the aid of a four-track cassette recorder and a Coles-4038 ribbon microphone recorded a set of covers that they wish to impart to you free of charge. Jurado recently released the brilliant Saint Bartlett (REVIEW) while Swift’s last album The Atlantic Ocean came out last year to good reviews … Continue reading NEWS: Damien Jurado & Richard Swift release free album of covers…

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Album Reviews

REVIEW: RICHARD SWIFT – The Atlantic Ocean

written by Chris Familton Secretly Canadian have had a pretty high success rate of late with releases from Antony + The Johnsons, Jens Lekman and The War On Drugs. Their most recent is The Atlantic Ocean, Richard Swift’s fourth album, and it is a bold collection of songs that take the listener on a kaleidoscopic trip through the quirkier side of pop. This time round … Continue reading REVIEW: RICHARD SWIFT – The Atlantic Ocean

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