Rehearsals for Departure

Rehearsals for Departure
Studio album by Damien Jurado
Released	March 1999
Studio	Robert Lang (Shoreline, Washington)
Genre	Indie folk
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	Ken Stringfellow, Blake Wescott
Damien Jurado chronology
Waters Ave S (1997) Rehearsals for Departure (1999) Ghost of David (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	8.2/10 [2]
The Times	7/10 [3]

Rehearsals for Departure is the second album by Damien Jurado, released in 1999 on Sub Pop. ^{[4] [5]}

Production

The album was produced by Ken Stringfellow and Blake Wescott. ^[6]

Critical reception

Joe Heim of Salon gave the album a very favorable review, praising its melancholy themes. ^[7] 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." ^[8] The Guardian thought that "there are uncanny reminders of the late Nick Drake in some of his songs." ^[9]

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"

References

1. AllMusic review
2. "Damien Jurado: Rehearsals for Departure". Pitchfork.
3. Connolly, Paul (March 27, 1999). "DAMIEN JURADO". The Times. Features. p. 11.
4. "Damien Jurado Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
5. "Reviews". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. March 8, 1999 – via Google Books.
6. Bambarger, Bradley (November 13, 1999). "Take Heart, Posies fans: Stringfellow's Saltine should satisfy". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 46. pp. 18, 20.
7. "Sharps and Flats". Salon.com . Retrieved April 2, 2011.
8. Devlin, Mike (December 30, 1999). "CDs: The very best of 1999". Times Colonist. p. C1.
9. Denselow, Robin (July 15, 1999). "Miscellany: Reviews: Rock: A hero for depressives Damien Jurado: Rough Trade, London". The Guardian. p. 25.