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9.1
37663
9.1 |
A.V. Club
Signifies a shift from an album-length exercise in osmosis to a set of songs made to excite
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9.0
37685
9.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
The greatest change in Jurado’s music over his last couple albums hasn’t been the music itself, though it has undergone a relatively dramatic makeover; it’s been the drastic jump in his creative confidence
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8.0
37718
8.0 |
Beats Per Minute
These songs are probably Jurado’s most ambitious portraits yet in terms of ideas and eclecticism
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8.0
37726
8.0 |
Paste Magazine
Jurado demonstrates that, at this late date in his career, he may just be hitting his stride
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8.0
37901
8.0 |
Mojo
Here's one you won't want to miss. Print edition only
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8.0
38146
8.0 |
No Ripcord
Treat it like a Nick Drake album. Soak up the beauty and try to put on hold any need you might have for a guilt-free, joyful noise
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8.0
37665
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
As on previous efforts it's when Jurado displays his pop sensibilities that Maraqopa is most satisfying
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8.0
37609
8.0 |
All Music
A bold progression that encapsulates all the phases that came before it and results in his most adventurous and fulfilling work to date
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8.0
37610
8.0 |
BBC
A gentle evolution it may be, but it’s one that is slowly turning Jurado into one of our most treasured songwriters
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8.0
37604
8.0 |
musicOMH
Maraqopa is, at times, a sumptuous sigh of a record, the sound of a man exploring a territory he’s earned the right to claim as his own
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8.0
37605
8.0 |
The Skinny
Sparse, tidy and perfectly formed
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7.6
37723
7.6 |
Pitchfork
Maraqopa is largely varied in sonic mood, changing its tone song-to-song to include soft-psych freak-outs, rainy folk, haunted 1960's pop, and slow-burning oddball sparseness
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7.5
37608
7.5 |
Prefix
Jurado and producer Richard Swift continue with the fresh sonic landscapes they blew open on 2010's Saint Bartlett, once again transforming Jurado's folk songs into deeply textured dream-pop numbers
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7.0
37704
7.0 |
The 405
The cautious production of Maraqopa sets a dizzying chill with its distant percussion and screeching strings
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7.0
38156
7.0 |
Spin
Sad-sack songwriter, 10 albums in, still finds ways to add color: this time via light psych and Roy Orbison
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7.0
37809
7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Throughout its many turns, Jurado loses himself in the production, but that seems to be the precise point
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7.0
37606
7.0 |
Bowlegs
Jurado has created another noteworthy collection – a valuable addition to his already formidable back catalog
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7.0
37607
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Maraqopa holds the keys to a whole new direction and marks what we hope to be an excellent beginning to a new chapter in his extensive career
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6.0
37621
6.0 |
Q
Sounds like the place he's been searching for all along. Print edition only
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6.0
37725
6.0 |
Blurt
Maraqopa is a realm that beckons only the most adventurous, but once there, the aural surroundings may prove too alluring to leave
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