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8.0
110638
8.0 |
The Irish Times
It’s a moving record, where Jurado invites you to sit in the eye of the storm. It’s where you want to be
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8.0
110645
8.0 |
All Music
Although the songs were not conceived as an album and, therefore, don't carry quite the weightiness of some of the Jurado's most profound works, In the Shape of a Storm still seems essential as a showcase of his songcraft at its most elemental
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8.0
110663
8.0 |
Uncut
It's a gorgeous and gutting return to Jurado's Rehearsals For Departure-era roots, wandering and bare, wielding only guitar and voice and recorded in one afternoon. Print edition only
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8.0
110684
8.0 |
The Skinny
In the Shape of the Storm features some of the sweetest songs Damien Jurado has ever recorded
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8.0
110752
8.0 |
Under The Radar
In the Shape of a Storm rallies in its own way, stripping away all the frills, finding its emotional center with a deep sense of yearning and affection
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8.0
110797
8.0 |
Mojo
A serene, stripped-down folk-country affair. Print edition only
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8.0
110863
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Spectrum Culture
Jurado is one of our best storytellers and singers
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7.8
110665
7.8 |
Paste Magazine
Wherever he turns his attention next, In the Shape of a Storm proves that nothing has gotten lost along the way
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7.5
110655
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Earthy and direct, yet still often reassuringly strange in the songwriting department, In the Shape of a Storm goes back to basics
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7.4
110659
7.4 |
Pitchfork
The singer-songwriter’s intimate 14th studio album strips down to spare acoustic guitar, lingering on the moments when the buzzing world around all but fades away
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7.0
110685
7.0 |
PopMatters
Quiet and confident, Damien Jurado gives us ten songs bared to the bone but filled with soul on It Took the Shape of a Storm
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7.0
110664
7.0 |
Exclaim
As with so much of Jurado's work, In the Shape of a Storm is simple in its construction, but panoramic in its impact
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6.0
111209
6.0 |
Q
A creative clean spring of sorts. Print edition only
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