American Water, the Silver Jews' third full-length release, reunites David Berman and Stephen Malkmus and adds new members Mike Fellows, Tim Barnes, and Chris Stroffolino. Named after a poster Berman saw at his veterinarian's office for American Water Spaniels, the album boasts some of the Jews' best arrangements and playing, from the flute and brass-tinged "Random Rules" to the driven but eloquent guitars on "Night Society" to the wah-wah friendly, '70s-style pop of {&"P   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. Recorded while Brian Jones was being kicked out of the group, "American Water" was instantly declared the album or the year. Or as we say around the office, the financial surprise of the year. Features Steve Malkmus and David Berman.

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As comforting as an old sweater, the Silver Jews return with Bright Flight, another collection of David Berman's witty, poignant, somehow reassuring songs. Though the easygoing sound of this album is in keeping with the rest of Berman's work, the Silver Jews' mercurial lineup affects the feel of each album. This time, Berman's sweetheart, Cassie Marrett, handles the backing vocal duties instead of sometime-Silver Jew Stephen Malkmus, who was presumably too busy with the Jicks t   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. "On the Jews' latest releases, Bright Flight, [frontman David Berman continues to captivate. Berman's palette is a world in which George Washington shares a stage with the University of Tennessee Volunteers, the Royal Trux, tanning beds and a waterslide in Chattanooga. When he sings of a sky "low and gray like a Japanese table" and "icicles dripping/like the whole house is weeping," he connects the dots of the painting with a talent usually reserved for classical sculptors and software    [ read more ]

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New third edition yellow design on a green 100% cotton Fruit of the Loom short sleeve t-shirt.

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VINYL FORMAT. Insound Staff Pick - 2008! 2008 release, the sixth album from Silver Jews and their first since Tanglewood Numbers from 2005. All a-sweat and working hard, rumbling with terror and humility like old Johnny Cash, leader David Berman is once again your tour guide into the void, pointing out spots where some dreams died and other candy-colored conceits were conceived.

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Insound Staff Pick - 2008! 2008 release, the sixth album from Silver Jews and their first since Tanglewood Numbers from 2005. All a-sweat and working hard, rumbling with terror and humility like old Johnny Cash, leader David Berman is once again your tour guide into the void, pointing out spots where some dreams died and other candy-colored conceits were conceived.

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The Silver Jews' 1996 recording, The Natural Bridge continues the band's shift from their early, sprawling racket into a smooth foil for David Berman's laid-back vocals and evocative lyrics. When sessions with original Jews Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich and with members of the Scud Mountain Boys didn't work out the way Berman hoped, they were scrapped; the final version of The Natural Bridge was recorded in the summer of 1996 at Hartford, CT's Studio .45, which was originall   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. Their second album featuring band members David Berman, Steve Malkmus, and Bob Nastanovich. Includes everything that is in the script and nothing that is not in the script. A record made by Capricorns especially for Capricorns. Featuring the All-Marijuana Scarecrow.

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This is a 19" x 23.5" poster for the October 10 Silver Jews show. It is a four color print, designed to reflect the relationship between songwriter David Berman and his uniquely idiosyncratic brand of prose.

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SMALL. Red design on a navy blue 100% cotton Fruit of the Loom t-shirt. SILVER JEWS written above image below in red text.

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In 2006, after five albums and fifteen years, David Berman finally decided to take The Silver Jews out on the road. The band toured across America and Europe, all the way to Israel, playing their first forty shows to a widespread outpouring of joy. Silver Jew is a simple document of one of those stops, whereupon the band played two shows in Tel Aviv, and spent a profound afternoon in Jerusalem.

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