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SUMMARY:Damien Jurado w/ St. Yuma
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DESCRIPTION:“Play on\, there’s no such thing as better days\,” Damie
 n Jurado sings on “Roger\,” the sweeping wash of a song that opens Reg
 gae Film Star\, his 18th full length album and second release from Jurado
 ’s own Maraqopa Records label. But as he enters his 25th year as a recor
 ding artist\, it’s clear these are\, at the least\, very good days for J
 urado on the creative front. In these 12 songs\, which evoke half-recalled
  dreams and overheard conversations\, the cosmic rushes headlong into the 
 autobiographical and specific moments on the clock fade from past to futur
 e to scenes set only in the eternal now. Playing out like a backlot docume
 ntary filmed on the location of an unnamed TV or film set—maybe a sitcom
  taping\, or perhaps it’s a low budget science fiction B-movie\, or coul
 d it be a talk show?—the album is populated by performers awaiting call 
 times\, camera operators praying for their shot\, and studio audiences rap
 t with anticipation. The stars here eschew glitz and glamor. Instead\, the
 y wander grocery stores and parking lots in the verdant Pacific Northwest 
 and the desert Southwest\, looking for payphones and a sense of purpose. P
 roduced by Jurado with multi-instrumentalist Josh Gordon and recording eng
 ineer Alex Bush at Sonikwire studio in Irvine\,CA\, Jurado’s home away f
 rom home and musical headquarters\, the record’s compositions are among 
 the most musically rich in his vast discography\, encompassing romantic AM
  gold\, ‘60s psychedelia\, driving rock &amp\;amp\; roll\, Latin shuffle
 s\, and left of the dial ambiance. Strings swell\, melodic bass bubbles\, 
 and piano sparkles\, undergirding Jurado’s unmistakable voice\, at once 
 intimately present and ghostly\, grounded in the here and now but capable\
 , at any moment\, of drifting off into the divinatory. Following threads e
 stablished by 2021’s The Monster Who Hated Pennsylvania\, the album sees
  Jurado embracing his auteur era\, penning vignettes that arrive with litt
 le fanfare and depart quicker than you might suspect\, only to linger long
  after they wrap. Seeking a skeleton key to decipher the action is beside 
 the point—Jurado’s songs are worlds meant to be lived in\, not picked 
 apart—but on the beatific single “What Happened To The Class Of ‘65?
 ” the singer imagines himself as both the viewer and the viewed\, the ey
 e behind the camera and its subject. This emotional and spiritual transfer
 ence animates Reggae Film Star. Like a masterful director\, Jurado offers 
 motivation to the listener\, staring unblinkingly from the mise-en-scène 
 in your mind. “Look into the camera\,” he commands on “The Day Of Th
 e Robot\,” “One more time with anger/And sadness/I believe you.” A q
 uarter-century in\, Jurado remains gripped by his visions and driven by an
  unmatched creative drive. Reggae Film Star is one of Damien Jurado’s fi
 nest works to date\, a stunning new feature from one of indie rock’s mos
 t cinematic figures. Here on this sound stage\, you are the camera\, you a
 re the scene\, you are the setting\, and you are the viewer. Please try no
 t to blink.-Jason P. Woodbury\nTickets: https://ironhorse.org/shows\nFull 
 listing: https://paradisecitymusic.org/show/37
LOCATION:Iron Horse Music Hall\, 18 Center St.\, Northampton\, MA
URL:https://paradisecitymusic.org/show/37
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