American Water (album)

American Water
Studio album by
Silver Jews
ReleasedOctober 20, 1998
StudioRare Book Room, Brooklyn
Genre
Length47:53
LabelDrag City
Producer
Silver Jews chronology
The Natural Bridge
(1996) 		American Water
(1998) 		Bright Flight
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Austin Chronicle[4]
The Guardian[5]
The List[6]
Mojo[7]
NME7/10[8]
Pitchfork9.9/10 (1998)[9]
9.4/10 (2017)[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[12]
Spin[13]

American Water is the third 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, Mike Fellows, Stephen Malkmus, Chris Stroffolino, and artwork by Chris Kysor.

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  5. ^ O'Reilly, John (December 11, 1998). "Silver Jews: American Water (Domino Records)". The Guardian.
  6. ^ Whitelaw, Paul (October 8, 1998). "Silver Jews: American Water (Domino)". The List (344): 50. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  7. ^ Male, Andrew (November 2018). "Silver Jews: American Water". Mojo (300): 103.
  8. ^ Goldsmith, Mike (October 29, 1998). "Silver Jews – American Water". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
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  10. ^ Powell, Mike (July 30, 2017). "Silver Jews: American Water". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  11. ^ Healy, Mark (October 20, 1998). "Silver Jews: American Water". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 29, 2008. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  12. ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Silver Jews". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 735. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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