Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son

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Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 21, 2014 (2014-01-21)
StudioNational Freedom Studios, Cottage Grove, Oregon, US. [1]
Genre Folk rock, indie folk
Length34:46
Label Secretly Canadian
Producer Richard Swift
Damien Jurado chronology
Maraqopa
(2012)
Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son
(2014)
Visions of Us on the Land
(2016)
Professional ratings
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Metacritic 79/100 [2]
Review scores
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Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son is the eleventh studio album by American rock musician Damien Jurado. It was released January 21, 2014, by Secretly Canadian. The album was announced in the middle of October with a short trailer and an essay by Father John Misty. [1] Jurado described the album as "sort of a sequel to Maraqopa... it is about a guy who disappears on a search, if you will, for himself and never goes home". [4]

The album cover are features a manipulated photo of one of the three glass domes at the Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory in Milwaukee, WI. [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Damien Jurado.

No.TitleLength
1."Magic Number"3:10
2."Silver Timothy"3:18
3."Return to Maraqopa"2:50
4."Metallic Cloud"3:27
5."Jericho Road"3:42
6."Silver Donna"6:08
7."Silver Malcolm"3:23
8."Silver Katherine"3:27
9."Silver Joy"3:09
10."Suns in Our Mind"2:12

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References

  1. 1 2 "Secret Canadian announcement" Archived 2013-10-18 at the Wayback Machine Andrew Rose, 'Album Announce: Damien Jurado’s ‘Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son’ Coming in January' Secret Canadian, October 16th, 2013.
  2. "Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  3. Thomas, Fred. Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son at AllMusic. Retrieved April 14, 2014..
  4. "Spin album announcement" Kyle McGovern, 'Read Father John Misty's Incredible Essay About Damien Jurado's New Album', Spin.com, October 16, 2014.
  5. "Damien Jurado relocates a Wisconsin landmark to the cover of new album "Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son" Kyle McGovern, 'Damien Jurado relocates a Wisconsin landmark to the cover of new album "Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son"', Isthmus.com, January 23, 2014.