Maraqopa

Maraqopa
Studio album by Damien Jurado
Released February 21, 2012 (2012-02-21)
Genre Folk Rock, Indie Folk
Length 36:12
Label Secretly Canadian
Producer Richard Swift
Damien Jurado chronology
Saint Bartlett
(2010)		 Maraqopa
(2012)		 Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son
(2014)

Maraqopa is the tenth studio album by American rock musician Damien Jurado, produced by Richard Swift. It was released on 21 February 2012, on Secretly Canadian.[1]

The story follows a man who disappears from society. He takes nothing with him except a couple hundred dollars and stumbles upon a mysterious place called Maraqopa. "He's discovering a lot of interesting things about who he is," Jurado explains. "He ends up leaving Maraqopa after a while, and then he gets into a car accident." [2]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Nothing is the News"   5:34
2. "Life Away from the Garden"   2:51
3. "Maraqopa"   3:41
4. "This Time Next Year"   3:59
5. "Reel to Reel"   4:31
6. "Working Titles"   3:44
7. "Everyone a Star"   4:21
8. "So On, Nevada"   2:31
9. "Museum of Flight"   2:49
10. "Mountains Still Asleep"   2:18
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(81/100)[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
The A.V. Club(A-)[5]
Consequence of Sound[6]
Paste Magazine(8.0/10)[7]
Pitchfork Media(7.6/10)[8]
Tiny Mix Tapes[9]

References

  1. ↑ Vitcavage, Adam. "Damien Jurado announces Maraqopa details", Paste Magazine, 16 November 2011. Retrieved on 13 March 2012.
  2. ↑ Miller, Joshua M. "Damien Jurado relocates a Wisconsin landmark to the cover of new album Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son", The Daily Page ISTHMUS, 23 January 2014. Retrieved on 26 January 2014.
  3. ↑ Maraqopa. Metacritic. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  4. ↑ Thomas, Fred. "Maraqopa - Damien Jurado", AllMusic. Retrieved on 13 March 2012.
  5. ↑ Martins, Chris. "Damien Jurado: Maraqopa", The A.V. Club. Retrieved on 13 March 2012.
  6. ↑ Litowitz, Drew. "Album Review: Damien Jurado – Maraqopa", Consequence of Sound. Retrieved on 13 March 2012.
  7. ↑ Bailey, Rachel. "Damien Jurado: Maraqopa", Paste Magazine. Retrieved on 13 March 2012.
  8. ↑ Fitzmaurice, Larry. "Damien Jurado: Maraqopa", Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on 13 March 2012.
  9. ↑ Vodicka, Gabe. "Damien Jurado - Maraqopa". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved on 13 March 2012.
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