Purple Mountains was an American indie rock project formed by musician and poet David Berman. The project debuted in May 2019, over a decade after the dissolution of Berman’s previous group Silver Jews. An eponymous album was released in July 2019. The album was recorded primarily in Chicago and produced by Jarvis Taveniere and Jeremy Earl of the band Woods. The project’s name is derived from “Purple mountains majesty”, a common mondegreen of the lyric “Purple mountain majesties” from “America the Beautiful”. Nashville Scene’s Sean L. Maloney described it as “striking, heavy and maybe a little foreboding, yet it implies a majesty that is completely missing from the often-self-deprecating Silver Jews”. Berman, the only member, died on August 7, 2019.
Tracklisting
| Position | Title |
|---|---|
| A1 | That’s Just The Way That I Feel |
| A2 | All My Happiness Is Gone |
| A3 | Darkness And Cold |
| A4 | Snow Is Falling In Manhattan |
| A5 | Margaritas At The Mall |
| B1 | She’s Making Friends, I’m Turning Stranger |
| B2 | I Loved Being My Mother’s Son |
| B3 | Nights That Won’t Happen |
| B4 | Storyline Fever |
| B5 | Maybe I’m The Only One For Me |
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Release Information
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Mountains |
| Format | 1× Vinyl LP, Album |
| Label | Drag City |
| Catalog Number | DC680 |
| Notes | Packaged in a tip-on sleeve. Includes a printed inner sleeve. © & ℗ 2019 Drag City Incorporated Post Office Box 476867 Chicago, Illinois 60647 Engineered […] at Jamdek in Chicago and Thump in Brooklyn Mixed […] at Electrical Audio in Chicago |
| Discogs URL | Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains |