American Water

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American Water
Studio album by Silver Jews
Released	October 20, 1998
Recorded	???
Genre	Indie Rock
Length	47:53
Label	Drag City
Producer(s)	Nicolas Vernhes & Silver Jews
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link NME (7/10) link Pitchfork (9.9/10) link Rolling Stone 10/20/98
Silver Jews chronology
The Natural Bridge (1996)	American Water (1998)	Bright Flight (2001)

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.

[edit] 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