Waters Ave S is Damien Jurado

Damien Jurado

Damien Jurado is an American indie rock singer/songwriter from Seattle, Washington. Over the years he has released albums on many labels; today, his primary label is Secretly Canadian.-Music career:...

's first full-length album, released on Sub Pop

Sub Pop

Sub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington. Sub Pop achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene...

 Records on 21 January 1997.

The Boston Herald described the songs as "wispy but not wimpy ballads" and compared his work to Neil Young

Neil Young

Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...

. City Pages argued that "The few strong characters here aren't easy to identify with (one is a purple anteater), but the theremin

Theremin

The theremin , originally known as the aetherphone/etherophone, thereminophone or termenvox/thereminvox is an early electronic musical instrument controlled without discernible physical contact from the player. It is named after its Russian inventor, Professor Léon Theremin, who patented the device...

-addled pop paean "Space Age Mom" suggests Jurado's lyrical strength." All Music

All Music

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regarded the album as "an impressive debut that was sadly overlooked by many people."

Track listing

1. "Wedding Cake"
2. "Angel of May"
3. "Treasures of Gold"
4. "Yuma, AZ"
5. "The Joke is Over"
6. "Space Age Mom"
7. "Circus, Circus, Circus"
8. "Hell or Highwater"
9. "Independent"
10. "Purple Anteater"
11. "Sarah"
12. "Halo Friendly"
13. "Waters Ave. S."