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'''''American Water''''' is the third full-length studio album by [[indie rock]] group [[Silver Jews]]. Released in 1998 as an LP and CD on [[Drag City (record label)|Drag City]] (DC149) in America and [[Domino Records (UK)|Domino]] (WIG56) in Europe, ''American Water'' was recorded at The Rare Book Room in [[Brooklyn]] and mastered at [[Abbey Road Studios]]. The album features musicians Tim Barnes, [[David Berman (musician)|David Berman]], [[Mike Fellows]], [[Stephen Malkmus]], [[Chris Stroffolino]], and artwork by [[Chris Kysor]].
'''''American Water''''' is the third full-length studio album by [[indie rock]] group [[Silver Jews]]. Released in 1998 as an LP and CD on [[Drag City (record label)|Drag City]] (DC149) in America and [[Domino Records (UK)|Domino]] (WIG56) in Europe, ''American Water'' was recorded at The Rare Book Room in [[Brooklyn]] and mastered at [[Abbey Road Studios]]. The album features musicians Tim Barnes, [[David Berman (musician)|David Berman]], [[Mike Fellows]], [[Stephen Malkmus]], [[Chris Stroffolino]], and artwork by Chris Kysor.


According to a 1998 article in online zine [[Addicted to Noise]], the working title for this album was ''The Late, Great Silver Jews'' — a reference to the [[The Late Great Townes Van Zandt|similarly titled 1972 album]] by [[Townes Van Zandt]]. Among the songs recorded for the album, but omitted from the final product, were "Self-Ignition" (released as a B-side on the "Send in the Clouds" single) and "Police Conversation, 1783", which was never released.<ref>{{cite web|author=Tom Sugden |url=http://www.weeblackskelf.co.uk/cordsuit/writing/articles/a_great.php |title=The Corduroy Suit - a Silver Jews homepage |publisher=Weeblackskelf.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-01-14}}</ref>
According to a 1998 article in online zine [[Addicted to Noise]], the working title for this album was ''The Late, Great Silver Jews'' — a reference to the [[The Late Great Townes Van Zandt|similarly titled 1972 album]] by [[Townes Van Zandt]]. Among the songs recorded for the album, but omitted from the final product, were "Self-Ignition" (released as a B-side on the "Send in the Clouds" single) and "Police Conversation, 1783", which was never released.<ref>{{cite web|author=Tom Sugden |url=http://www.weeblackskelf.co.uk/cordsuit/writing/articles/a_great.php |title=The Corduroy Suit - a Silver Jews homepage |publisher=Weeblackskelf.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-01-14}}</ref>

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Allmusic[1]
NME(7/10)[2]
Pitchfork Media(9.9/10)[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

American Water is the third full-length studio album by indie rock group Silver Jews. Released in 1998 as an LP and CD on Drag City (DC149) in America and Domino (WIG56) in Europe, American Water was recorded at The Rare Book Room in Brooklyn and mastered at Abbey Road Studios. The album features musicians Tim Barnes, David Berman, Mike Fellows, Stephen Malkmus, Chris Stroffolino, and artwork by Chris Kysor.

According to a 1998 article in online zine Addicted to Noise, the working title for this album was The Late, Great Silver Jews — a reference to the similarly titled 1972 album by Townes Van Zandt. Among the songs recorded for the album, but omitted from the final product, were "Self-Ignition" (released as a B-side on the "Send in the Clouds" single) and "Police Conversation, 1783", which was never released.[5]

Track listing

All tracks composed by David Berman; except where indicated

  1. "Random Rules" – 4:00
  2. "Smith & Jones Forever" – 3:20
  3. "Night Society" – 2:19
  4. "Federal Dust" (Berman/Stephen Malkmus) – 4:03
  5. "People" – 4:45
  6. "Blue Arrangements" (Berman/Stephen Malkmus) – 4:40
  7. "We Are Real" – 4:24
  8. "Send in the Clouds" – 5:26
  9. "Like Like the the the Death" – 4:00
  10. "Buckingham Rabbit" – 4:58
  11. "Honk If You're Lonely" (Berman/Gate Pratt) – 2:49
  12. "The Wild Kindness" – 3:54

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ NME review
  3. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  4. ^ Rolling Stone review
  5. ^ Tom Sugden. "The Corduroy Suit - a Silver Jews homepage". Weeblackskelf.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
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