Maraqopa Explained

Maraqopa
Type:studio
Artist:Damien Jurado
Cover:Maraqopa.png
Genre:Folk rock, indie folk
Label:Secretly Canadian
Producer:Richard Swift
Prev Title:Saint Bartlett
Prev Year:2010
Next Title:Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son
Next Year:2014

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vitcavage. Adam. Damien Jurado announces Maraqopa details. Paste. Wolfgang's Vault. November 16, 2011. March 13, 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.