Bright Flight
| Bright Flight | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 20, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | Hum Depot, Berry Hill, TN | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 35:18 | |||
| Label | Drag City[1] Domino Recording Company[2] | |||
| Producer | Mark Nevers[3] | |||
| Silver Jews chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Drowned in Sound | 6/10[6] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.5/10[7] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [8] |
| Stylus Magazine | B[3] |
Bright Flight is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Silver Jews, released in 2001.[5][9]
"Tennessee" was chosen as the title track for an EP that also included "Long Long Gone", "I'm Gonna Love The Hell Out of You", and "Turn Your Guns Around".
Critical reception
[edit]The Guardian wrote: "Fusing gorgeous, tear-sodden country melodies with lyrics that inspire love and anxiety in equal measure, Bright Flight poetically captures a drunken night spent contemplating suicide while staring at the Nashville skyline."[10] The Stranger wrote that "the stories told and the places visited are rich with radiant imagery--not always happy, but encouraging in their pure, honest existence."[11] Trouser Press wrote that the album "is not, on the whole, as agreeably encompassing as American Water, it is the work of an artist increasingly able to get to the emotional heart of a song without relying on the crutches of irony and overt cleverness."[12]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by David Berman, except "Friday Night Fever", written by Blake Mevis, Dean Dillon and Frank Dycus
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Slow Education" | 3:07 |
| 2. | "Room Games and Diamond Rain" | 4:34 |
| 3. | "Time Will Break the World" | 3:17 |
| 4. | "I Remember Me" | 5:32 |
| 5. | "Horseleg Swastikas" | 3:20 |
| 6. | "Transylvania Blues" | 3:03 |
| 7. | "Let's Not and Say We Did" | 2:59 |
| 8. | "Tennessee" | 4:10 |
| 9. | "Friday Night Fever" | 2:44 |
| 10. | "Death of an Heir of Sorrows" | 2:35 |
| Total length: | 35:18 | |
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
- David Berman - lead vocals, guitar
- Cassie Berman - vocals on "Slow Education", "Let's Not and Say We Did", and "Tennessee", bass
- William Tyler - guitar, vocals on "Let's Not and Say We Did"
- Mike Fellows - bass
- Tim Barnes - drums, percussion
- Paul Niehaus - pedal steel guitar
- Tony Crow - piano, organ, electric piano, synthesizer, vocals on "Let's Not and Say We Did" and "Friday Night Fever"
Additional Personnel
- Hilary Small - artwork
- Mark Nevers - engineer, producer
- Mike Fellows - assistant producer
References
[edit]- ^ "Silver Jews - Bright Flight | Drag City". www.dragcity.com.
- ^ "Silver Jews - Bright Flight (CD) | Domino Mart". Domino Recording Company.
- ^ a b "Silver Jews - Bright Flight - Stylus Magazine". stylusmagazine.com.
- ^ "Bright Flight - Silver Jews | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. pp. 456–457.
- ^ "Album Review: Silver Jews - Bright Flight". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on 2021-01-12. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- ^ "Silver Jews: Bright Flight". Pitchfork.
- ^ The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 735.
- ^ "Silver Jews". www.furious.com.
- ^ Aizlewood, Reviews by John; Mulholland, Garry; Simpson, Dave; Sullivan, Caroline; Lynskey, Dorian; Clarke, Betty; Wyse, Pascal (February 22, 2002). "Mississippi belter". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Wilson, Kathleen. "The Gift of Travel". The Stranger.
- ^ "Silver Jews". Trouser Press. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
