Maraqopa is the tenth studio album by American rock musician Damien Jurado, produced by Richard Swift. It was released on February 21, 2012, on Secretly Canadian.[1]

Maraqopa
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 21, 2012 (2012-02-21)
GenreFolk rock, indie folk
Length36:12
LabelSecretly Canadian
ProducerRichard Swift
Damien Jurado chronology
Saint Bartlett
(2010)
Maraqopa
(2012)
Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son
(2014)

The story follows a man who disappears from society. He takes nothing with him except a couple hundred dollars and stumbles upon a mysterious place called Maraqopa. "He's discovering a lot of interesting things about who he is," Jurado explains. "He ends up leaving Maraqopa after a while, and then he gets into a car accident."[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Nothing Is the News"5:34
2."Life Away from the Garden"2:51
3."Maraqopa"3:41
4."This Time Next Year"3:59
5."Reel to Reel"4:31
6."Working Titles"3:44
7."Everyone a Star"4:21
8."So On, Nevada"2:31
9."Museum of Flight"2:49
10."Mountains Still Asleep"2:18
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(81/100)[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
The A.V. ClubA−[5]
Consequence of Sound     [6]
Paste8.0/10[7]
Pitchfork7.6/10[8]
Tiny Mix Tapes     [9]

References

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  1. ^ Vitcavage, Adam (November 16, 2011). "Damien Jurado announces Maraqopa details". Paste. Wolfgang's Vault. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  2. ^ Miller, Joshua M. "Damien Jurado relocates a Wisconsin landmark to the cover of new album Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son", The Daily Page ISTHMUS, 23 January 2014. Retrieved on 26 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Maraqopa by Damien Jurado". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  4. ^ Thomas, Fred. "Maraqopa - Damien Jurado". AllMusic. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  5. ^ Martins, Chris (February 21, 2012). "Damien Jurado: Maraqopa". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Archived from the original on February 23, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  6. ^ Litowitz, Drew (February 23, 2012). "Album Review: Damien Jurado – Maraqopa". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  7. ^ Bailey, Rachel (February 21, 2012). "Damien Jurado: Maraqopa". Paste. Wolfgang's Vault. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  8. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (February 22, 2012). "Damien Jurado: Maraqopa". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  9. ^ Vodicka, Gabe. "Damien Jurado - Maraqopa". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved March 13, 2012.