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Starlite Walker is a first for the Silver Jews on many levels. Not only is it the group's first full-length album, it's also the first recorded in a full-fledged studio -- Memphis' 24-track Easley Recordings -- as well as the first collection of songs penned almost entirely by David Berman. The album's lyrical and musical richness comes partly from Berman's retreat to the woods of Oxford, MS in preparation for the record, and partly from the understated, intimate production. As a result, Starlite Walker collects some of the Jews' most diverse and affecting songs. Wry lyrics like "I just got back from a dream attack" from "Trains Across the Sea" and "On the last day of your life/Don't forget to die" from "Advice to the Graduate" let Berman's easygoing charm come to the forefront, while jangly and crunchy guitars, Stephen Malkmus' backing vocals, and Bob Nastanovich's steady drumming punctuate his observations.
Tracklist
A1 Introduction II
A2 Trains Across The Sea
A3 The Moon Is The Number 18
A4 Advice To The Graduate
A5 Tide To The Oceans
A6 Pan-American Blues
B1 New Orleans
B2 The Country Diary Of A Subway Conductor
B3 Living Waters
B4 Rebel Jew
B5 The Silver Pageant