The Natural Bridge

Infobox Album |
Name = The Natural Bridge
Type = Album
Artist = Silver Jews


Released = October 1, 1996
Recorded = July 1996
Genre = Indie rock
Length = 35:43
Label = Drag City
Producer = Rian Murphy, Shadwell Cougars & Silver Jews
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wxfwxqyhldde link]
Last album = "Starlite Walker" (1994)
This album = "The Natural Bridge" (1996)
Next album = "American Water" (1998)

"The Natural Bridge" is the second full-length studio album by indie-rock group the Silver Jews. Released in 1996 as an LP and CD on Drag City (DC101) in America and Domino (WIG28) in Europe, "The Natural Bridge" was engineered and mixed by Michael Deming and Thom Monahan and features cover art by Mike Flood. Featured musicians include: David Berman; Matt Hunter; Rian Murphy; Peyton Pinkerton; and Michael Deming.

Some tracks on the album were originally recorded using members of the Scud Mountain Boys as Berman's backing band, but scrapped. None of these recordings have ever been released, and were rumored to have been destroyed. [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20030801095231/pitchforkmedia.com/watw/02-09/joepernice.shtml Pitchfork: A Few Words with Joe Pernice ] ]

Track listing

All tracks composed by David Berman

# "How to Rent a Room"
# "Pet Politics"
# "Black and Brown Blues"
# "Ballad of Reverend War Character"
# "The Right to Remain Silent"
# "Dallas"
# "Inside the Golden Days of Missing You"
# "Albemarle Station"
# "The Frontier Index"
# "Pretty Eyes"

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