Starlite Walker

Starlite Walker is the first studio album by indie rock group Silver Jews.[6][7][8] It was released in 1994 as an LP and CD on Drag City (DC55) in America and on Domino (WIG15) in Europe.[9][10]

Starlite Walker
Studio album by
Silver Jews
ReleasedOctober 24, 1994
RecordedJune 1994
GenreIndie rock
Length32:46
LabelDrag City
ProducerDavis McCain, Doug Easley, Silver Jews
Silver Jews chronology
The Arizona Record
(1993)		 Starlite Walker
(1994)		 The Natural Bridge
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[4]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Production

Starlite Walker was recorded in 1994 at Easley Recordings, in Memphis, Tennessee.[1] It was produced by Davis McCain, Doug Easley, and the band.[4] David Berman claimed that "Trains Across the Sea" was the first song that he ever composed.[11]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "while it gets laid-back enough at times to pass for a long-lost New Riders of the Purple Sage album, Starlite Walker possesses enough temperate charm to soothe even the most savage discordophile."[12] Drowned in Sound wrote that the album "may very well be the greatest jam session of half-formed ideas ever made."[13]

Track listing

All tracks composed by David Berman; except where indicated

  1. "Introduction II"
  2. "Trains Across the Sea"
  3. "The Moon Is the Number 18"
  4. "Advice to the Graduate"
  5. "Tide to the Oceans" (Berman, Stephen Malkmus)
  6. "Pan American Blues"
  7. "New Orleans"
  8. "The Country Diary of a Subway Conductor"
  9. "Living Waters"
  10. "Rebel Jew"
  11. "The Silver Pageant"

Personnel

Silver Jews
  • David Berman – Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Percussion
  • Doug Easley – Pedal Steel, Whistle (Human), Guitar (Steel)
  • Steve West – Percussion, Drums, Vocals (Background)
  • Stephen Malkmus – Bass, Guitar, Piano, Vocals (Background), Percussion
  • Bob Nastanovich – Synthesizer, Drums, Percussion, Vocals (Background)

Additional Personnel
  • Davis McCain – Pink noise
  • Dan Mackta – Wurlitzer on "The Country Diary of a Subway Conductor"
  • Andra Sherman – Triangle
  • David McCain – Engineer, Producer
  • Doug Easley – Engineer, Producer
  • Billy Smith – Photography
  • Silver Jews – Producer, Engineer, Main Performer

References
  1. "Starlite Walker - Silver Jews | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 7: MUZE. p. 457.CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. "The latest in indie music". EW.com.
  4. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. pp. 1015–1016.
  5. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 735.
  6. "Silver Jews | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. Buckley, Peter (January 10, 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
  8. "SILVER JEWS – 'STARLITE WALKER'". Spin. September 6, 2012.
  9. "Silver Jews - Starlite Walker | Drag City". www.dragcity.com.
  10. "Silver Jews - Starlite Walker (CD) | Domino Mart". Domino Recording Company.
  11. Hogan, Marc. "15 Songs That Defined David Berman's Heavy Magic". Pitchfork.
  12. "Silver Jews". Trouser Press. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  13. "Alt Country Week: Silver Jews - A Morality Play in Six Acts". DrownedInSound.
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