“Last time we caught up with Damien Jurado, he was cracking that wicked whip they call the pop song. On his 1997 Sub Pop debut, *Waters Ave. S.*, Jurado wrote melodies that resonated with joy and sorrow while keeping things generally upbeat and excessively catchy. But there was one thing keeping the man down: he couldn't sing a lick. His cracking, warbling, off-key tenor was so painfully prevalent ”
