American Water is the third full-length studio album by indie rock group Silver Jews. Released in 1998 as an LP and CD on Drag City (DC149) in America and Domino (WIG56) in Europe, American Water was recorded at The Rare Book Room in Brooklyn and mastered at Abbey Road Studios. The album features musicians Tim Barnes, David Berman, Michael Fellows, Stephen Malkmus, Chris Stroffolino, and artwork by Chris Kysor. Image File history File links Amwater. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Silver Jews are an indie rock group, formed in 1989 by writer David Berman along with Pavements Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich. ... is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Drag City is a Chicago based independent record label. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Silver Jews are an indie rock group, formed in 1989 by writer David Berman along with Pavements Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4. ... Not to be confused with the Canadian music magazine Music Express The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music magazine in the United Kingdom which has been published weekly since March 1952. ... Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork and occasionally shortened to P4K or pfork,[1] is a United States-based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 3. ... Silver Jews are an indie rock group, formed in 1989 by writer David Berman along with Pavements Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich. ... The Natural Bridge is the second full-length studio album by indie-rock group the Silver Jews. ... American Water is the fourth full-length studio album by indie-rock group the Silver Jews. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Silver Jews are an indie rock group, formed in 1989 by writer David Berman along with Pavements Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich. ... Drag City is a Chicago based independent record label. ... Domino Records is an independent record label based in London, United Kingdom. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... David Berman (born 1967 in Williamsburg, Virginia) is a poet, author, and singer/songwriter for the musical group the Silver Jews. ... Stephen Malkmus (born May 30, 1966 , Santa Monica, California) is an indie-rock musician, a former member of the band Pavement. ... Chris Stroffolino is an American poet and musician, best known for his work with Continuous Peasant and The Silver Jews Stroffolino, (Born Reading, Pa. ...

According to a 1998 article in online zine [{Addicted To Noise]], the working title for this album was "The Late, Great Silver Jews" -- a reference to the similarly titled 1972 album by Townes Van Zandt. Among the songs recorded for the album, but left off of the final product, were "Self-Ignition" (released as a B-side on the Send In The Clouds single) and "Police Conversation, 1783," which was never released. [1] Townes Van Zandt Townes Van Zandt (March 7, 1944 – January 1, 1997) was a folk music singer-songwriter, performer, and poet. ...

Track listing

1. "Random Rules" – 4:00
2. "Smith & Jones Forever" – 3:20
3. "Night Society" – 2:19
4. "Federal Dust" – 4:03
5. "People" – 4:45
6. "Blue Arrangements" – 4:40
7. "We Are Real" – 4:24
8. "Send in the Clouds" – 5:26
9. "Like Like the the the Death" – 4:00
10. "Buckingham Rabbit" – 4:58
11. "Honk If You're Lonely" – 2:49
12. "The Wild Kindness" – 3:54