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I Break Chairs
Rock · 2002 · 12 tracks

I Break Chairs

Damien Jurado

A startling electric pivot where quiet folk vignettes explode into overdriven indie rock. Raw, loud, and unexpectedly hopeful basement energy.

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The one where the quiet folk guy finally plugs in and rocks out with his friends.

A restless and gritty surge of electric energy that masks deep-seated melancholy with volume.

I Break Chairs · vs · Damien Jurado
Energetic+4.0σ

Energetic saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Paperwings
2:56
02
Dancing
4:02
03
Birdcage
2:13
04
Inevitable
2:12
05
Air Show Disaster
2:24
06
Never Ending Tide
4:44
07
Big Deal
2:24
08
The Way You Look
3:12
09
Castles
2:25
10
Like Titanic
3:27
11
Parade
2:34
12
Lose My Head
5:21
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive transition from the acoustic intro of Paperwings into a full-throttle electric assault.
The jagged, cynical guitar riff on Big Deal that mirrors the biting lyrics about being replaced.
The slow-burn emotional exhaustion of Lose My Head as it builds into a sprawling, feedback-tinged finale.
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