Gaining a local cult following in Seattle, he was brought to the attention of Sub Pop Records by Sunny Day Real Estate singer Jeremy Enigk.

After signing for the Indiana-based label Secretly Canadian, Jurado reverted to his trademark folk ballad-based style, releasing four more albums: Where Shall You Take Me?

[8] In January 2014, Jurado released Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son,[9] an album which marked the third straight collaboration with producer Richard Swift.

[10] In 2016, Damien Jurado released The Horizon Just Laughed, his first self produced album, teaming up with L.A. recording studio Sonikwire.

In 2018, Jurado left Secretly Canadian to join Mama Bird Recording Co. and Loose Music and subsequently released the albums In The Shape Of A Storm (2019) and What's New, Tomboy?

(2020) On the 14th of May 2021, Jurado released his 17th full length studio album, The Monster Who Hated Pennsylvania, his first on his own label, Maraqopa Records.

On January 8, 2024, Jurado released, Roger's Audition: The "Reggae Film Star" Demos, on Maraqopa Records.

In the 2014 Joe Carnahan directed crime thriller Stretch, Jurado's song "Let Us All In" plays during the ending scene and into the credits.

Jurado's song "Silver Joy", from his album "Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son", is featured on the soundtrack to the 2023 Christmas comedy-drama The Holdovers.