The Horizon Just Laughed

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]

The Horizon Just Laughed
Studio album by
Damien Jurado
ReleasedMay 4, 2018
GenreIndie folk
Length37:19
LabelSecretly Canadian
ProducerDamien Jurado
Damien Jurado chronology
Visions of Us on the Land
(2016)		 The Horizon Just Laughed
(2018)

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
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
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 a 80 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 9 reviews.[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Damien Jurado.

No.TitleLength
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.
  9. "Damien Jurado Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  10. "Damien Jurado Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
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