The Natural Bridge

Silver Jews were never better than on The Natural Bridge. Stripped of the usual presence of Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich, the record’s restraint became its great strength, allowing David Berman to sit front and centre. Now to celebrate it's 30th Birthday, Drag City have put it back to wax. Yes please. - Flying Out

The Silver Jews' 1996 recording, The Natural Bridge continues the band's shift from their early, sprawling racket into a smooth foil for David Berman's laid-back vocals and evocative lyrics. when sessions with original Jews Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich and with members of the Scud Mountain Boys didn't work out the way Berman hoped, they were scrapped; the final version of The Natural Bridge was recorded in the summer of 1996 at Hartford, CT's studio .45, which was originally a gun factory.

Tracklist

Side A
1. How To Rent A Room
2. Pet Politics
3. Black And Brown Blues
4. Ballad Of Reverend War Character
5. The Right To Remain Silent

Side B
1. Dallas
2. Inside The Golden Days Of Missing You
3. Albemarle Station
4. The Frontier Index
5. Pretty Eyes