Singer/songwriter Damien Jurado has been growing his craft to new heights over the last few years with albums like St. Bartlett, Maraqopa, Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son, and Visions of Us on the Land. He’s taken a simple folk sound and structure and built it into something epic. Yet even without the Richard Swift production and 70s vibe, Jurado’s sound remains just as big with nothing more than his voice and acoustic guitar.
On May 4th Jurado will be releasing his new album on Secretly Canadian titled The Horizon Just Laughed. According to Secretly Canadian:
Like previous albums, The Horizon Just Laughed started with a dream. Though, that’s where things change, as they often do. It is Damien Jurado’s first self-produced album in a 20+ year career, more personal and more rooted than even his “Maraqopa” trilogy, as though after so much time on the road he’s stumbled upon his home (quoting Claire Carey Deering’s album bio).
On first listen to single “Over Rainbows and Rainier” it sounds as if Damien Jurado is getting back to basics. The song is a delicate piece of songwriting with Jurado’s religious imagery coming through. It’s a beautiful track.
The Horizon Just Laughed will be released on May 4th on Secretly Canadian. Check out “Over Rainbows and Rainier” below, as well as upcoming tour dates.
Mar. 7 Haarlem, NL @ De Nieuwe Kerk
Mar. 9 Berlin, DE @ Roter Salon (SOLD OUT)
Mar. 11 Dublin, IE @ Whelan’s
Mar. 13 Glasgow, UK @ CCA
Mar. 15 London, UK @ St John Bethnal Green (SOLD OUT)
Mar. 18 Utrecht, NL @ Geertekerk (SOLD OUT)
Mar. 19 Groningen, NL @ Lutherse Kerk
Mar. 20 Ghent, BE @ St. Jacobskerk (SOLD OUT)
Mar. 21 Leuven, BE @ Auditorium STUK
May 12 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
May 13 Milwaukee, WI @ Colectivo Coffee
May 14 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
May 15 Ferndale, MI @ The Loving Touch
May 16 Toronto, ON @ The Great Hall
May 18 Montclair, NJ @ Outpost In The Burbs
May 19 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
May 20 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
May 21 Washington, DC @ Rock N Roll Cafe
May 24 Brooklyn, NY @ Murmrr Theatre
May 28 Los Angeles, CA @ Highland Park Ebell
May 29 San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
Jun. 1 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Jun. 2 Seattle, WA @ St. Mark’s Cathedral
Jun. 4 Vancouver, Canada @ Biltmore Cabaret
Jul. 26-29 Calgary, AB @ Calgary Folk Festival
Aug. 31-Sept. 2 Vlieland, NL @ Into The Great Wide Open Festival
Aug. 30-Sept. 2 Larmer Tree Gardens, UK @ End Of The Road Festival
Sept. 4 Oslo, NO @ Kulturkirken Jakob https://www.ticketmaster.no/event/568239
Sept. 5 Stavanger, NO @ Folken https://www.ticketmaster.no/event/568239
Sept. 6 Bergen, NO @ Landmark https://perfectsounds.ticketco.events/no/nb/e/060918
Oct. 7 Dusseldorf, DE @ ZAKK https://www.zakk.de/event-detail?event=7161
Oct. 8 Berlin, DE @ Heimathafen https://puschen.tickets.de/de/events/10593-DAMIEN_JURADO
Oct. 9 Hamburg, DE @ Fabrik https://www.fkpscorpio.com/de/veranstaltungen/ticketshop/?sprache=0&standort=TIX&veranst_nr=10098
Oct. 10 Copenhagen, DK @ Teater Bremen http://burl.nu/31nezo
Oct. 11 Gothenburg, SE @ Pustervik http://pustervik.nu/
Oct. 12 Stockholm, SE @ Slaktkyrkan https://secure.tickster.com/Intro.aspx?ERC=J0Y334G6ZF1A8D8&t=DTGD0R6A
Oct. 13 Umea, SE @ Droskan https://billetto.se/en/e/damien-jurado-tickets-264015
Oct. 14 Ostersund, SE @ Studioscenen https://billetto.se/e/damien-jurado-biljetter-264016
Oct. 16 Malmö, SE @ Folk a Rock http://www.tickster.com/events/plfmwzvct33t6ju
Nov. 05 London, UK @ Union Chapel http://birdonthewire.seetickets.com/go/damienjurado-unionchapel
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