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Rehearsals for Departure
Folk · 1999 · 10 tracks

Rehearsals for Departure

Damien Jurado

A collection of short stories set in bus stations and rainy cities. Intimate, tape-saturated folk that feels like reading a stranger's discarded journal.

February 9, 1999 · Sub Pop

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A quiet, compassionate look at loneliness and the small tragedies of people in transit.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Ohio
3:42
02
Tragedy
2:23
03
Curbside
4:55
04
Honey Baby
3:41
05
Eyes for Windows
3:07
06
Letters & Drawings
5:26
07
Love the Same
2:54
08
Saturday
2:39
09
Tornado
4:40
10
Rehearsals for Departure
3:16
Moments Worth Listening For
The crushing repetition of 'waited by the phone' on Letters & Drawings that mimics the actual passage of time.
The sudden, bright piano melody that cuts through the acoustic gloom of Ohio.
The way the title track's narrative of a woman fleeing a marriage feels like eavesdropping on a private, desperate conversation.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Rehearsals for Departure sound next to the rest of Damien Jurado's catalogue?

Melancholic+1.2σ

Melancholic saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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