Damien Jurado - a lover a balcony fire an empty orchestra, 2023

"He tells stories about people living out their lives, which is both a divine and solemn experience. But whatever Jurado writes in his songs, it comes naturally to him and he doesn’t censor it. Jurado, perhaps waking at 3 AM, will run to his tape recorder and hum a melody that popped into his mind. Words will come. And whatever they are, he won’t alter them. Whereas many artists might edit their work unceasingly, Jurado just lets the faucet run."