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Led by the talented David Berman, the band's lineup may have changed over time but their distinct sound remained intact throughout their career. Their decision to disband allowed Berman to pursue new creative ventures beyond music.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"starlite-walker","title":"Starlite Walker","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first studio full-length from David Berman’s Silver Jews’ project, 1994’s \u003ci\u003eStarlite Walker\u003c\/i\u003e found the Virginia native’s poetry paired with languid, lived-in instrumentation provided largely by his friends in Pavement: Stephen Malkmus, Bob Nastanovich, and Steve West. The loose experimentalism that marked Berman’s earlier recordings is still there in parts (a certain attraction to the budding minds in Animal Collective, teenagers at the time of its release) but the songwriting here is a genuine wonder, an early page in what has become one of indie-rock’s most cherished songbooks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Drag City","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50383432515915,"sku":"291828","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50383432384843,"sku":"1086311","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_ac077a48_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1732738875"},{"product_id":"american-water","title":"American Water","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn honour of 20 years of \u003cem\u003eAmerican Water\u003c\/em\u003e - and counting - the vinyl has been half-speed mastered at Abbey Road to provide increased depth and nuance for all future LP listeners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Water\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003eSilver Jews\u003c\/strong\u003e' third full-length release, reunites David Berman and Stephen Malkmus and adds new members Mike Fellows, Tim Barnes, and Chris Stroffolino. 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It also seems Berman found his singing partner and married her. Cassie Marrett, who laid her velvet voice over 2002's \u003ci\u003eBright Flight,\u003c\/i\u003e now appears as Cassie Berman and delivers a more confident counter to Berman's ultra-droll delivery on \u003ci\u003eAnimal Shapes\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e How Can i Love You (if you Won't lie Down)\u003c\/i\u003e among others. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Drag City","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50410468147531,"sku":"263818","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50410468540747,"sku":"263819","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/5ab24d23-fd58-4618-a761-0189f594e90c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726641702"},{"product_id":"lookout-mountain-lookout-sea","title":"Lookout Mountain - Lookout Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Silver Jews' sixth album cover - wherein three stuffed Babar toys climb onto a rocky outcrop - mysteriously and trickily relates to the record's tales of virtue gone to seed. 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But rather than expound further on the Silver Jews' new sympathy for unloved machine humanity, perhaps it's enough to say that this is the best album to come out of Tennessee this year; indeed possibly the world. It even has a chord chart. 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