man, i want random rules to come on when i'm at the coffee shop
― Mad God 40/40 (Z S), Friday, 6 July 2012 17:46 (eleven years ago) link
totes!
― dell (del), Friday, 6 July 2012 18:12 (eleven years ago) link
i would go there, but only if they named it after a moby dick character
― dell (del), Friday, 6 July 2012 18:16 (eleven years ago) link
It's so very cold in the mansion after sunset
― calstars, Sunday, 22 March 2015 19:12 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/40OIw4A.jpg
Well that explains a few things.
― pplains, Friday, 25 September 2015 00:34 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uTVcnaWMlI
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 26 May 2018 06:28 (five years ago) link
Malkmus said in a recent interview that some new SJ demos had been made recently
― ufo, Saturday, 26 May 2018 07:20 (five years ago) link
Last I heard DCB moved to Cali and is writing screenplays. That’s been going on for a year or so.
― Right column Leftist (sunny successor), Saturday, 26 May 2018 22:09 (five years ago) link
He wrote about head to southern cali a long while back and a friend of mine called him recently begging him to collaborate on a song with him but DCB was all no I’m writing screen stuff now.
― Right column Leftist (sunny successor), Saturday, 26 May 2018 22:12 (five years ago) link
Screenplays?
― calstars, Saturday, 26 May 2018 22:17 (five years ago) link
I wish him a lotta luck...
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Saturday, 26 May 2018 22:19 (five years ago) link
I've never heard a good Silver Jews cover, and today is no exception, xp
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Saturday, 26 May 2018 22:43 (five years ago) link
Pavement did a great cover of “Secret Knowledge of Backroads,” if that counts!
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Saturday, 26 May 2018 23:14 (five years ago) link
My vote is no, not really, since sm played on the original afaik
― calstars, Saturday, 26 May 2018 23:32 (five years ago) link
just learned this week that the "laughed when I left, but in the end you only hurt yourself" line from How to Rent a Room was from a Sam Cooke song.
― how's life, Sunday, 27 May 2018 01:27 (five years ago) link
xp the Dean & Britta cover of "Random Rules" was good iirc
― Paul Ponzi, Sunday, 27 May 2018 01:45 (five years ago) link
From Drag City News(adjust your shades accordingly):
TRAVELING 20 YEARS AT HALF SPEEDAmerican Water by Silver Jews was first released two decades ago. Observing the time between then and now, the album has been half-speed mastered at Abbey Road to provide depth and nuance for all future vinyl listeners - and current ones! Additionally, a cassette version of this timeless album makes its debut, to provide an alternative aural timestamp for intrepid audio voyagers who weren't there the first time around. You can pre-order both versions NOW for the 9/28 release date. American Water - here's to the next 20 years!
― dow, Sunday, 12 August 2018 20:30 (five years ago) link
Like like the the the POLL: SILVER JEWS = American Water
― empire bro-lesque (morrisp), Sunday, 12 August 2018 20:35 (five years ago) link
https://pitchfork.com/news/silver-jews-david-berman-to-release-new-album-in-2019-says-bob-nastanovich/
― underqualified backing vocalist (morrisp), Wednesday, 12 December 2018 23:33 (five years ago) link
Excellent !
― calstars, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 23:56 (five years ago) link
https://noncommusic.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/12/Bob-Nastanovich-L-and-David-Berman-R-in-1989.png
pic from:
https://noncommusic.org/stories/wtjus-diy-spirit-inspired-some-of-indie-rocks-greatest-bands/
with some tangential jews content.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 21 December 2018 16:42 (five years ago) link
pic.twitter.com/nLx1DfRtia— prplmtns (@prplmtns) January 1, 2019
― hot dog go to bathroom (cajunsunday), Wednesday, 2 January 2019 20:56 (five years ago) link
Nice. How’d you hear that he re opened his twtr account?
― calstars, Wednesday, 2 January 2019 21:32 (five years ago) link
Or more accurately, started a new one
― calstars, Wednesday, 2 January 2019 21:39 (five years ago) link
Detective work. also Bob Nastonovich retweeted the account.
― hot dog go to bathroom (cajunsunday), Wednesday, 2 January 2019 22:09 (five years ago) link
https://www.stereogum.com/2043245/silver-jews-david-berman-purple-mountains-debut-single/news/
― dow, Friday, 10 May 2019 16:17 (four years ago) link
Anybody finds a leak please share...
― calstars, Friday, 10 May 2019 17:09 (four years ago) link
Found it on slsk“Lately I tend to make strangers everywhere I go”
― calstars, Wednesday, 15 May 2019 23:05 (four years ago) link
So we've got Purple Mountains now.
Walked to a record store today and bought a copy despite not owning a record player or having any friends that do. But I heard it on Downhill Swing. So, the song's about getting old, losing friends, and struggling with depression. References to long cross-country drives alone which seem to match up with some of the photos DCB's posted to his twitter recently. Not a theme I can personally get too excited about, but I trust the guy knows what he's doing and I suspect he's putting those feelings out there as a way offer a connection with anyone who might be dealing with the same stuff.
The music itself didn't do a whole lot for me, but I'm drifting away from indie rock these days anyway.
― del griffith, Wednesday, 15 May 2019 23:57 (four years ago) link
Purple Mountains
― mizzell, Friday, 17 May 2019 15:35 (four years ago) link