Damien Jurado – Vision of Us on the Land
Damien Jurado brings us a unique experience with his newest album titled, Visions of Us on the Land. His latest release is a 17-track album that revolves around the acoustic guitar. From the experimental folk genre that has risen from the Indie Rock scene, this album gives us exactly that. This is a combination of the soft voices and harmonies of Fleet Foxes and the mysterious lyrics and raw acoustic guitar of Iron & Wine. We see much more of an experimental phase from Jurado on this album. As we hear in the fifth track titled “Sam and Davy,” he opens with a simple guitar riff while singing with an intense echo in the background. The experimental rock side to this song is the synth that is being played as well making the song sound like it came out of a Pink Floyd album. With the orchestra instruments slowly coming in[...]