The Horizon Just Laughed

The Horizon Just Laughed
Studio album by Damien Jurado
Released	May 4, 2018
Genre	Indie folk
Length	37:19
Label	Secretly Canadian
Producer	Damien Jurado
Damien Jurado chronology
Visions of Us on the Land (2016) The Horizon Just Laughed (2018)

The Horizon Just Laughed is the thirteenth studio album by American rock musician Damien Jurado. It was released on May 4, 2018, by Secretly Canadian. ^[1]

Release

On March 9, 2018, Jurado announced the release of his new album, along with the single "Over Rainbows And Ranier". ^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100 [3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Exclaim!	(8/10) [5]
The Line of Best Fit	(8/10) [6]
Pitchfork	(8/10) [7]

The Horizon Just Laughed was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 81 based on 11 reviews. ^[3] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release an 80 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 9 reviews. ^[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Damien Jurado

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Allocate"	4:43
2.	"Dear Thomas Wolfe"	3:18
3.	"Percy Faith"	2:57
4.	"Over Rainbows and Rainier"	4:10
5.	"The Last Great Washington State"	6:20
6.	"Cindy Lee"	0:54
7.	"1973"	2:53
8.	"Marvin Kaplan"	3:04
9.	"Lou-Jean"	3:49
10.	"Florence-Jean"	2:26
11.	"Random Fearless"	2:45

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [9]	35
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [10]	8

References

1. "Secretly Canadian". Secretly Canadian. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
2. Day, Laurence (March 9, 2018). "Damien Jurado announces new album and reveals first single "Over Rainbows And Rainier"". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved October 7, 2020.
3. "The Horizon Just Laughed by Damien Jurado". Metacritic. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
4. Donelson, Marcy. "The Horizon Just Laughed - Damien Jurado". AllMusic. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
5. Fenech, Zach (May 1, 2018). "Damien Jurado The Horizon Just Laughed". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
6. Oinonem, Jane (April 26, 2018). "The Horizon Just Laughed - Damien Jurado". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
7. Currin, Grayson Haver (May 10, 2018). "Damien Jurado: The Horizon Just Laughed". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
8. "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
9. "Damien Jurado Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
10. "Damien Jurado Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.