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Playlist Breakdown: “Tonight I Will Retire” by Damien Jurado
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Playlist Breakdown: “Tonight I Will Retire” by Damien Jurado

A haunting, yet strangely comforting ballad about suicide and death.
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As a follow-up to each subscriber playlist, I record a short podcast that breaks down one of the playlist’s songs and explains why I included it. I explore the song’s history and influence, how I first heard it, why it’s continued to stick with me over the years, and/or its place in the playlist.

For this episode, I’m breaking down Damien Jurado’s “Tonig…

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