Bright Flight, by Silver Jews

Bright Flight

by Silver Jews

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mutantike The most personal SJ album. Amazing mix of sounds.

alvarfj While not as strong as American Water, it's still a lovely collection of off-kilter country.

BikeBoy29 We miss you David, so much. Favorite track: I Remember Me.

themouli_fan This is one of the albums, 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Aside to that I've heard 998 albums in those. I'm so sorry that they disbanded. They really impressed me by this beautiful album.

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1.	Slow Education 03:07	buy track
2.	Room Games and Diamond Rain 04:34	buy track
3.	Time Will Break the World 03:17	buy track
4.	I Remember Me 05:32	buy track
5.	Horseleg Swastikas 03:20	buy track
6.	Transylvania Blues 03:03	buy track
7.	Let's Not and Say We Did 02:59	buy track
8.	Tennessee 04:10	buy track
9.	Friday Night Fever 02:44	buy track
10.	Death of an Heir of Sorrows 02:35	buy track

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The first thing I remember about the recording of Bright Flight is that when we opened the door to Hum Depot's roller rink of a basement studio, the console was in a jillion pieces. Why we were the reason it got cleaned for the first time since 1972, who can say? Marky cussed heroically, recomposing the board while the Joos idled High Life ponies in the parking lot. Everyone was well in character by the time the reels sputtered to life.

Mostly I recall catnapping under globe lights on and off for days with these incredible songs I'd only heard skeletons of at that point drifting through the lounge. Occasionally I was roused to harmonize, completely amazed with wonder to hear my own voice joined to this band that I had loved already for years. David says it's boring when people tell their dreams. Nevertheless, crowding around a laughing, out of tune piano singing "Let's Not and Say We Did" as Tony blew the lid off the joint is as wildly surreal today as it was then.

Cassie Berman

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released November 20, 2001

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