The Music Thread

[-james-]

https://pitchfork.com/news/david-ber...ns-dead-at-52/

RIP to the very talented David Berman.

He had a lyrical style quite unlike anybody else. Very sombre and poetic, but incredibely funny at times too. Fantastic, baritone sort of a voice too, that really made you pay attention. He just released a new album about a month ago after something like a decade plus hiatus, and it was really good. Just a very unique and talented frontman who unfortunately seems to have succumbed to his demons in the end.



"In 1984 I was hospitalised for approaching perfection" remains the greatest opening line of any album, ever.

Fuck. Gutted.

Bright Flight and American Water are both near perfect records. As you say an incredible lyricist, and by all accounts a brilliant man.