On My Way to Absence

by Damien Jurado

Overview

On My Way to Absence continues on the similar delicate path that Jurado paved starting with Where Shall You Take Me?, with subtle differences. Jurado seems to broaden his palette with which to express this dark business of life on On My Way to Absence -- lush strings swirl underneath tracks like "White Center" and "Night Out for the Downer," while the use of minimal electronics, keyboards, and samples creeps up on tracks like "Big Decision" and "A Jealous Heart Is a Heavy Heart." All of this is sequenced next to the stripped-down and melancholy rock tracks that Jurado is known for, the dark confessional "Fuel" and the raw "I Am the Mountain" being the best examples. On My Way to Absence offers many new areas of musical exploration, suggesting a more mature arranger in Damien Jurado mingling with the wonderfully sad storyteller and vivid landscape painter that he is already known for on previous releases. ~ Francis Arres

Product Details

Release Date:	04/05/2005
Label:	Secretly Canadian
UPC:	0656605008820
Rank:	212566

Tracks

1. White Center
2. Lottery
3. Big Decision
4. Lion Tamer
5. Fuel
6. Simple Hello
7. Sucker
8. I Am the Mountain
9. Night Out for the Downer
10. Northbound
11. Icicle
12. A Jealous Heart Is a Heavy Heart

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Damien Jurado   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Josh Golden   Piano,Vocals
Eric Bachmann   Vocals
Seth Warren   Strings,Glockenspiel
Eric Fisher   Glockenspiel,E-Bow,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Sampling,Keyboards,Percussion
Joel Cuplin   Saxophone
David Broecker   Bass,Radio,Guitar
Justin Wilmore   Double Bass
John Golden   Bass,Piano,Vocals
Rose Johnson   Vocals
Andy Myers   Trumpet,Vocals,Drums
Rosie Thomas   Vocals
Casey Foubert   Percussion,Piano

Technical Credits

Eric Fisher   Audio Engineer,Audio Production,Design,Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Layout Design
Troy Glessner   Mastering
Damien Jurado   Composer
Martin Feveyear   Mixing