Damien Jurado is a singer-songwriter in the indie-rock tradition of Seattle, Washington. His music is regarded as being heavily influenced by folk music. Over the years he has released albums on many labels; today his primary label is Secretly Canadian. He was once in the hardcore band Coolidge with Seattle’s David Bazan, who formerly fronted the band Pedro the Lion and now fronts HEADPHONES. He was also an early member of Raft of Dead Monkeys. He teaches kindergarten.

He often makes use of found sound and field recording techniques, and has experimented with different forms of tape recordings. He released a collection of found audio letters, Postcards and Audio Letters, in 2000.