Silver Jews

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A beautiful mess of indie rock, country-rock and lo-fi with lyrics both witty and profound, the Silver Jews were formed in 1989 by writer/musician David Berman with his friends, guitarist/singer Stephen Malkmus and drummer Bob Nastanovich. The trio performed together as Ectoslavia when they studied at the University of Virginia; after graduation, they moved to New York and shared an apartment. Dubbing themselves the Silver Jews - after the Silver Apples, the Silver Beatles, and slang for blonde-haired Jewish people - they played noisy, often improvised songs, mostly for the sheer enjoyment they got out of playing together after a hard day's work.

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