Rehearsals for Departure explained

Rehearsals for Departure
Type:	Studio Album
Artist:	Damien Jurado
Cover:	Rehearsals_for_Departure.jpg
Released:	March 1999
Studio:	Robert Lang Studios
Genre:	Indie folk
Label:	Sub Pop
Producer:	Ken Stringfellow, Blake Wescott
Prev Title:	Waters Ave S
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Ghost of David
Next Year:	2000

Rehearsals for Departure is the second album by Damien Jurado, released in 1999 on Sub Pop.^{[1] [2]}

Production

The album was produced by Ken Stringfellow and Blake Wescott.^[3]

Critical reception

Joe Heim of Salon gave the album a very favorable review, praising its melancholy themes.^[4] The Times Colonist called the album "utterly sublime," writing that Jurado "doesn't sing as much as he emotes, but when this young talent spins his altruistic tales of unrequited love lost and found, depression doesn't sound any sweeter than this."^[5] The Guardian thought that "there are uncanny reminders of the late Nick Drake in some of his songs."^[6]

Track listing

1. "Ohio"
2. "Tragedy"
3. "Curbside"
4. "Honey Baby"
5. "Eyes for Windows"
6. "Letters & Drawings"
7. "Love the Same"
8. "Saturday"
9. "Tornado"
10. "Rehearsals for Departure"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Damien Jurado Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
2. Web site: Reviews. CMJ New Music Report. March 8, 1999. CMJ Network, Inc.. Google Books.
3. Bambarger . Bradley . Take Heart, Posies fans: Stringfellow's Saltine should satisfy . Billboard . Nov 13, 1999 . 111 . 46 . 18, 20.
4. Web site: Sharps and Flats. Salon.com. 2 April 2011.
5. News: Devlin . Mike . CDs: The very best of 1999 . Times Colonist . 30 Dec 1999 . C1.
6. News: Denselow . Robin . Miscellany: Reviews: Rock: A hero for depressives Damien Jurado: Rough Trade, London . The Guardian . 15 July 1999 . 25.