The sun is starting to set, which means that it’ll be the beginning of Rosh Hashanan soon. For Stereogum’s semitic readers we recommend the following Silver Jews MP3s.
SJews’ Tanglewood Numbers (out 10/18) gets a big Stereogum stamp of approval, but you don’t have to take our word for it; here’s what Animal Collective’s Brian “Geologist” Weitz had to say in yesterday’s NY Times:
Most of the indie rock I listened to in the 90′s hasn’t held up for me musically, but David Berman, the main force behind Silver Jews, is the one standout artist. He doesn’t stray from his style, but his new album … is a bold statement from someone trying something new. Unlike his more stripped-down earlier albums, this one is a more slickly produced rock album. It put me off at first, but after repeated listenings it gave me the guilty pleasure you find in an Eddie Money song.
There you have it. Tanglewood Numbers is a slick, guilty pleasure … like Eddie Money. And you thought WE were music snobs.
On Thursday night, Berman played himself opposite labelmate Will Oldham (as a psychologist) in a self-penned play titled “Publicity Stunt.” Billboard reports the duo performed “20 minutes of mantras, ruminations, and non-sequiturs, before introducing an unnamed folk singer from Galway, Ireland.” It was a guilty pleasure, like what you find in The O.C..
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cool…i guess.
Thanks!
jc was a jew & the Silver Jews are excellent!
thanks for the mp’s!
Can we expect mp3s from the Corrs and Boyzone on St. Patrick’s Day?
thanks for the mp3s!
jed, can you make a Rosh Hashanan playlist?
It’s spelled “semitic.”
Thanks.
Shana tova le’cha u’leshelcha ba’asher hem!
Thanks, Scott.:)
Thanks, Jed. Nice selections, esp. “Advice” and “Room Games.”
In keeping with the spirit of the holiday, I believe this could be called a mitzvah on your part.
Whoops! Sorry, I see I mis-read. My previous post ought to say, “Thank you, JED”.
Advice to the Graduate is actually a cover performed by the Pastels on a Peel Session. The Jews version is way better.
Now you know.
I shouldn’t be so into it…but…uh….ow…yeah I’m just feelin it…uh…ow…dang.
The first record is still wearing out my new stylus…stylus, meet your new enemy.
Huh… the link on the Jews’ site is inaccurate. Sorry. They were supposed to have “Advice to the Graduate” on there.
Considering Berman’s near overdose and the fire that almost burned the master tapes of Tanglewood Numbers, it’s a wonder that we’ll even have the album to enjoy.
If this album is as good as the buzz claims it is, Berman deserves to move into the highest echelon of songwriters.