Stereogum — Gearing up for the release of his first new album in ten years, David Berman has granted Aquarium Drunkard a rare interview. Berman discussed making music with his new band, Purple Mountains, and looked back on past work with Silver Jews and his old ... more info

Stereogum — Legendary indie-rock singer-songwriter and poet David Berman is about to return with Purple Mountains, the self-titled debut of his new musical project and his first new album since the dissolution of Silver Jews over a decade ago. We've already hear... more info

Stereogum — It's been ten years since David Berman ended his legendary indie rock project Silver Jews. He shared the first song from his new band Purple Mountains last month, and today, he spoke to the Washington Post for his first interview in years. Berman d... more info

Stereogum — Everything's comin' up David Berman! Just last week, Berman announced that he's making new music under the name Purple Mountains and debuted the lead single from his forthcoming self-titled album. This is the first new music we're hearing from Berman... more info

Consequence of Sound — Purple Mountains also features members of Woods and Anna St. Louis. more info

Stereogum — Poet and singer-songwriter David Berman ended his legendary indie rock project Silver Jews in early 2009, not long after the release of 2008 swan song Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea. He's kept a low profile since then, but last year Berman's Silver Je... more info

Stereogum — Guitarist William Tyler, of Silver Jews and Lambchop, is gearing up to release Goes West, the follow-up to 2016's lush instrumental LP Modern Country. We've already heard the lead single, "Fail Safe," and today he shares "Call Me When I'm Breathing A... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — On his 'Three Songs' podcast, Nastanovich said, 'I'm pleased to announce that my buddy David Berman is gonna put out in 2019 his first recorded output in a little over a decade.' Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Pavement’s Bob Nastanovich announced today on his podcast Three Songs that his former Silver Jews bandmate David Berman will release new music in 2019. The music will be billed under a new band named Purple Mountains (also the title of Berman’s b... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Jeff Jackson recommended great American rock and roll novels at Electric Literature. Stereogum reconsidered Silver Jews' American Water album 20 years after its release. October's best eBook deals. eBook on sale for 99 cents today: Joyland by Stephen... more info