In the second verse of “Random Rules,” the standout, opening track from Silver Jews’ 1998 album American Water, singer David Berman confesses, “I know that a lot of what I say has been lifted off of ...

introduces a new occasional feature, Random Rules, in which we ask our favorite rockers, writers, comedians, or whatevers to set their MP3 players to "shuffle" and comment on the first few tracks that ...

Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit have paid tribute to the late David Berman with a cover of Silver Jews' "Random Rules" and a new song "Strange Beauty". David Berman, the former vocalist of Silver Jews ...

First Aid Kit paid tribute to the late David Berman with a gut-wrenching cover of Silver Jews‘ “Random Rules.” The Swedish folk duo also released an original song “Strange Beauty” in honor of Berman, ...

The late David Berman touched far more people than he probably realized. One way you can see that is in the range of artists who've covered Silver Jews songs since Berman died by suicide two weeks ago ...