Maraqopa

Damien Jurado - Maraqopa
Critic Score
Based on 18 reviews
2012 Ratings: #120 / 1118
User Score
Based on 35 ratings
Liked by 1 person
February 21, 2012 / Release Date
LP / Format
Folk / Genre
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CRITIC REVIEWS

91
A.V. Club

Maraqopa signifies a shift from an album-length exercise in osmosis to a set of songs made to excite, and Jurado seems to know this.

80
Drowned in Sound

Maraqopa maintains such a consistently high quality that you'll be unconcerned that it leaves boundaries undisturbed.

80
musicOMH

Maraqopa is, at times, a sumptuous sigh of a record, the sound of a man exploring a territory he’s earned the right to claim as his own.

80
No Ripcord

What you have here is one hell of a late-night record, with plenty of wistful longing and just enough sunshine to keep you off the suicide hotline.

80
Beats Per Minute

These songs are probably Jurado’s most ambitious portraits yet in terms of ideas and eclecticism.

76
Pitchfork

This album is more of a mood piece, its melodic rewards teased out over time and drenched in the type of steady rain that his home state is known for.

70
Consequence of Sound

Maraqopa spans genres, production techniques, and songwriting styles, all while retaining an overarching and unifying aesthetic: a cohesive haze of distance.

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Track List

  1. Nothing is the News 
  2. Life Away from the Garden 
  3. Maraqopa 
  4. This Time Next Year 
  5. Reel to Reel 
  6. Working Titles 
  7. Everyone a Star 
  8. So On, Nevada 
  9. Museum of Flight 
  10. Mountains Still Asleep

Year End Lists

#6/Rough Trade
#46/Paste
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Added on: November 16, 2011