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At their best, David Berman’s songs have always provided a personal narrative framed by distinctly American pathos, indie-rock’s equivalent of early Band folktales. ‘American Water’, the third full-length by Berman’s Silver Jews, maintains that same songwriting focus, but it clearly betters 1996’s ‘Natural Bridge’ by bringing back what had previously been the Jews’ secret weapon: Stephen Malkmus’ guitar.

Silver Jews - Random Rules (mp3) (live)