The Horizon Just Laughed
2018 studio album by Damien Jurado
The Horizon Just Laughed | ||||
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Studio album by Damien Jurado | ||||
Released | May 4, 2018 | |||
Genre | Indie folk | |||
Length | 37:19 | |||
Label | Secretly Canadian | |||
Producer | Damien Jurado | |||
Damien Jurado chronology | ||||
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The Horizon Just Laughed is the thirteenth studio album by American rock musician Damien Jurado. It was released on May 4, 2018, by Secretly Canadian.[1]
Release
On March 9, 2018, Jurado announced the release of his new album, along with the single "Over Rainbows And Ranier".[2]
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 81/100[3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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Exclaim! | (8/10)[5] |
The Line of Best Fit | (8/10)[7] |
Pitchfork | (8/10)[6] |
The Horizon Just Laughed was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 81 based on 11 reviews.[3] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 80 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 9 reviews.[8]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Damien Jurado
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Allocate" | 4:43 |
2. | "Dear Thomas Wolfe" | 3:18 |
3. | "Percy Faith" | 2:57 |
4. | "Over Rainbows and Rainier" | 4:10 |
5. | "The Last Great Washington State" | 6:20 |
6. | "Cindy Lee" | 0:54 |
7. | "1973" | 2:53 |
8. | "Marvin Kaplan" | 3:04 |
9. | "Lou-Jean" | 3:49 |
10. | "Florence-Jean" | 2:26 |
11. | "Random Fearless" | 2:45 |
Charts
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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US Independent Albums (Billboard)[9] | 35 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[10] | 8 |
References
- ^ "Secretly Canadian". Secretly Canadian. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ Day, Laurence (March 9, 2018). "Damien Jurado announces new album and reveals first single "Over Rainbows And Rainier"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "The Horizon Just Laughed by Damien Jurado". Metacritic. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ Donelson, Marcy. "The Horizon Just Laughed - Damien Jurado". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ Fenech, Zach (May 1, 2018). "Damien Jurado The Horizon Just Laughed". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ Currin, Grayson Haver (May 10, 2018). "Damien Jurado: The Horizon Just Laughed". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ Oinonem, Jane (April 26, 2018). "The Horizon Just Laughed - Damien Jurado". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Damien Jurado Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Damien Jurado Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
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