2005-12-10
David Berman has been delighting fans for years as a storyteller and rock star. Along with Steve Malkmus from Pavement, these college buddies have been recording creative and emotionally gripping songs since they worked together as museum security guards, recording music into people’s answering machines after work. The band just grew from there. “Silver Jews” albums are often somewhat lo-fi--not so with this album. A couple of well-polished rock anthem-type tracks exist (for sure track 1), and also a number of twangy Southern-inspired rock songs with mandolin, violin and surprises. -PeteSarah Jane Scouten
When the Bloom Falls from The Rose
CLEAN AS DIRT
They Will Remember Me
Inara George
All Rise
BLACK LIPS
Two Hundred Million Thousand
BELL X1
Blue Lights on the Runway
DOUG GILLARD
Parade On
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