purple mountains

If you’re looking for something new to listen to, or old to revisit, maybe one or more of these playlists will do the trick.

The new Avalanches song also features some David Berman lyrics from Purple Mountains’ “Darkness and Cold.”

Kyle Forester, who has played in Woods, Crystal Stilts, The Ladybug Transistor and more, releases his second solo album, Hearts in Gardens, this week.

Plus: Frances Quinlan, Rebecca Gates and more paying tribute to Berman.

Saturday, January 4 should’ve been David Berman’s 53rd birthday. To pay tribute to the late Silver Jews and Purple Mountains founder, many of his friends, bandmates, and fans got together to celebrate his life, music and wonderful worlds at Brooklyn’s Union Pool

This week on BrooklynVegan Blog Radio: our year-end edition.

Will’s list includes records from Purple Mountains, Nivhek, Sarah Davachi, Matana Roberts, Cass McCombs, 75 Dollar Bill, and more.

Former BrooklynVegan/Invisible Oranges editor and current BV contributor Fred Pessaro’s favorites of 2019 include Wild Side, Fury, Spirit Adrift, Magic Circle, Benny the Butcher, Andy Stott, and more…

Wilco’s favorite records of the year include Weyes Blood, Cate Le Bon, Black Midi, Bill Callahan, Earl Sweatshirt, Blood Incantation, FKA twigs, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lana Del Rey, Purple Mountains and more.

SiriusXMU spent the holidays counting down both their Top 41 songs of 2019 and of the 2010s…