In a single six-month stretch he was left reeling from the deaths of three close friends, including David Berman, poet and songwriter for Silver Jews and Purple Mountains, and Gary Stewart, the Rhino Records co-founder and tireless Pernice Brothers supporter since their first album in 1998. “That was such a bad patch when David and Gary both took their own lives. And my cousin Joe Harvard, who started Fort Apache Studios in Boston and was like a brother to me—he died, too. It was such a tough year. I was thinking about them a lot and watching how divided America had become. I was doing my best to try and take nothing for granted.”
Pernice has been releasing albums for over 25 years. And with age comes a greater patience and an immense appreciation for the act of creation. Who Will You Believe showcases a beautiful balance between such sadness and moments of solemnity with warm humor and camaraderie.
TRACK LISTING
1. Who Will You Believe
2. Look Alive
3. Not This Pig
4. What We Had
5. December In Her Eyes
6. A Song For Sir Robert Helpmann
7. Hey, Guitar
8. A Man Of Means
9. I Don't Need That Anymore (feat Neko Case)
10. Ordinary Goldmine
11. How Will We Sleep
12. The Purple Rain