Silver Jews

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indie rock band musical group

Silver Jews were an influential American indie rock band led by songwriter David Berman, known for their literate, melancholic lyrics and lo-fi, country-tinged sound.

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf indie rock band →
musical group →
activeYearsEnd 2009 →
activeYearsStart 1989 →
album American Water →
Bright Flight →
Lookout Mountain →
surface form: "Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea"

Starlite Walker →
Tanglewood Numbers →
Natural Bridge →
surface form: "The Natural Bridge"
associatedAct Pavement →
Purple Mountains →
country United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
criticalReputation cult band →
influential indie rock band →
debutAlbum Starlite Walker →
disbandedIn 2009 →
EP Dime Map of the Reef →
The Arizona Record →
formedIn 1989 →
frontPerson David Berman →
genre alternative country →
country rock →
indie rock →
lo-fi →
hasMember Bob Nastanovich →
Brian Kotzur →
Cassie Berman NERFINISHED →
David Berman →
Mike Fellows NERFINISHED →
Peyton Pinkerton →
Stephen Malkmus →
hasSpouseMember Cassie Berman NERFINISHED →
influencedGenre alt-country →
indie rock →
language English →
leader David Berman →
notableFor country-tinged sound →
literate lyrics →
lo-fi sound →
melancholic lyrics →
notableWork American Water →
Tanglewood Numbers →
Natural Bridge →
surface form: "The Natural Bridge"
origin New York City →
recordLabel Drag City →
songwriter David Berman →
touringDebut 2005 →

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pavement → associatedAct → Silver Jews →
Drag City → hasArtist → Silver Jews →