- Record Label: Secretly Canadian
- Release Date: Mar 18, 2016
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Feb 26, 2016It’s the real deal, the meat of his canon and bearing rewards for fans old and new.
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Mar 18, 2016Though the collab with Swift has resulted in easily Jurado’s most fascinating records as a songwriter, the wide-open road might be a little too inviting at times--because occasionally you need to consult a map for fear of driving off the end of the Earth.
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Apr 8, 2016Visions of Us on the Land may not be the most surprising of the trilogy, from a listener’s standpoint, but it is certainly the most assured.
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Mar 29, 2016It's an intense and trippy odyssey, one that should make fans old and new appreciative of Jurado's depth while mulling along.
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Mar 21, 2016With bountiful sonic and lyrical left turns that are full of adventure, mystery, and soul-searching, Jurado completes his vision for the trilogy in grand fashion.
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Mar 21, 2016Like the last two Damien Jurado albums, this one takes a while to sink in, and it’s backloaded, so you have to get all the way through for the payoff. And yet, if you’ve taken the other two Maraqopa journeys, it is remarkable how this third installment augments and complements them.
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Mar 21, 2016Visions of Us on the Land combines made-for-TV sci-fi soundscapes, Americana, pop, rock and indie-folk with thundering percussion, psychedelic synth, gospel choir and distorted guitar in a sonic palette that charms and mystifies.
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UncutFeb 26, 2016Dreamy, trippy and filled with elegant hooks, it's his best yet. [Apr 2016, p.75]
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MojoFeb 26, 2016Its 17 yearning, numinous essays, with lyrics that are part road trip, part inward odyssey, inhabiting a liminal, sepia-tinted sound world. [Apr 2016, p.88]
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Q MagazineFeb 26, 2016His world-weary vocals are leavened by his winning way with clinging melody and an overpowering sense of impish, but committed adventure. [Apr 2016, p.108]
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Mar 14, 2016We’ve been graced with a look into his personal refuge, and it’s been beautiful.
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Mar 15, 2016Jurado manages to fill Visions Of Us On The Land full of musical surprises, but the unfettered emotion that sneaks in toward the end is the most welcome surprise of all.
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Mar 3, 2016On the Land Blues is especially reminiscent of the latter’s Blue Ridge Mountains, but lacks their pathos and grandeur. Otherwise, there’s plenty else for the ears to feast on.
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Positive: 13 out of 14
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