I like Silver Jews. American Water is one of my favourite albums of the last 30 years. David Berman's voice has a Johnny Cash quality. Of course he has nowhere near the power and resonance of Cash's baritone but the phrasing definitely puts me in mind of Cash, he has a natural matter of factness to his singing that feels really comfortable and makes me want to listen more and more. Though this album is not up to the quality of American Water it definitely has all the qualities of songwriting and storytelling that Berman is so adept at. 4 stars