David Berman

‘Don’t worry, I’m not going to trauma dump’: Caitlin Rose on leaving her dark days behind

For nine years, the Nashville singer-songwriter felt desperately ‘stuck’. Now she’s back with a glorious new album – and, she says, it’s a hopeful gesture towards the future

Laura Barton

17, Nov, 2022 @5:00 PM

The 50 best albums of 2019: the full list

Our pick of the year’s finest albums brings American dreaming, teenage dynamism, heartbreak, barbed rap, impetuous indie and beautiful soundscapes

20, Dec, 2019 @9:41 AM

David Berman, acclaimed US indie songwriter, dies aged 52

No cause of death has been announced for songwriter and poet known for his projects Silver Jews and Purple Mountains, and his wry, witty lyrics

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

08, Aug, 2019 @5:54 AM

Purple Mountains: Purple Mountains review – sardonic Americana with the lyrics of the year

(Drag City)
Life has tested David Berman, and he translates it into songs of mordant wit on this fantastic collaboration with Woods

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

12, Jul, 2019 @8:00 AM

Silver Jews frontman dissolves band to oppose his Washington lobbyist father

Frontman David Berman explains that he is breaking up his band so that he can undo the wrongs wrought by his father – a rightwing spin doctor dubbed 'Dr Evil' by the US media

Sean Michaels

26, Jan, 2009 @10:14 AM

CD: Silver Jews, Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea

(Drag City)

Maddy Costa

05, Jun, 2008 @11:10 PM

Silver Jews, Scala, London

Scala, London