There are moments like when he's talking about not being down with Father John Misty's cynicism where I'm like, what a cool, reasonable dude, and then other times when he's talking about recalling past lives and "dimensional living" where I think he might be a lizard person.
Re: Ghost in the Snow | The Damien Jurado thread
Posted: Thu May 31, 2018 2:17 pm
by guestT
I have no idea what it's about but the "The Last Great Washington State" makes me weepy.
Re: Ghost in the Snow | The Damien Jurado thread
Posted: Thu May 31, 2018 2:30 pm
by Simple Torture
I listened to the new one the other day but I was only half paying attention while I was writing--I did like it, though. I haven't bought the LP yet but once I do I'm going to do a lights-out-so-no-one-can-see-me-crying listen.
Re: Ghost in the Snow | The Damien Jurado thread
Posted: Thu May 31, 2018 3:01 pm
by run2death
His new one dropped off Play Music.
Re: Ghost in the Snow | The Damien Jurado thread
Posted: Thu May 31, 2018 3:07 pm
by guestT
I'm surprised it was on there. I read somewhere he's keeping it off streaming services until July. I bought it from Bandcamp.
Back in the late 90s when I worked in the music department of a Christian bookstore (I know), I distinctly remember getting a huge-for-us (so probably like 5) shipment of CDs by a guy named Dicky Ochoa. I didn't listen to it, but the cover made him look like a Ricky Martin, Robby Williams dance pop knock-off. I think it might have been "praise and worship" music. They didn't sell so we ended up sending them back.
15+ years later I'm listening to Maraqopa by Damien Jurado. I love the way it sounds, so I google the producer, a guy named Richard Swift. Turns out it's the same fucking guy! And in addition to being an in-demand producer he plays in The Shins and The Arcs, and was the touring bassist for the Black Keys.
There's a gotta be a (small) landfill somewhere full of those Dicky Ochoa CDs.