DAMIEN JURADO - WATERS AVE S. VINYL RE-ISSUE (LTD. ED. BLUE CURACAO)

LIMITED EDITION BLUE CURACAO VINYL RE-ISSUE

Release Date: 14th October 2022

"2022 promises to be a banner year for Damien Jurado. Not only does the year mark the songwriter’s 50th birthday, but it also sees the summer release of his 18th studio album, the impressionistic and tuneful Reggae Film Star. And hang on, there’s more: Sub Pop Records are reissuing Jurado’s debut full-length, 1997’s ‘Waters Ave S.’. The work of a young artist driven by complex inner visions, the album offers a fresh chance to examine how far Jurado has come in the 25 years since its release - but also demonstrates how much of his point of view and vivid scenecraft was firmly in place from the very start. A veteran of the DIY punk and hardcore scenes, Jurado had begun taking steps into the world of lo-fi home recording. But with renowned indie rock producer Steve Fisk (Soundgarden, Beat Happening, Nirvana, Minus the Bear, Low, Mudhoney) acting as producer, ‘Waters Ave S.’ introduced Jurado to the independent music world, presenting a set of 13 songs that encompass odes to remote desert outposts, late-night conversations with Elvis, a purple anteater, and the great beyond. Though new to the studio, Jurado’s storytelling lens is well honed; these compositions are filled with characters wandering the psychic wilderness, flawed but nonetheless certain of themselves, or at least certain enough."