ThisSmallPlanet.com: New, Cool Tribute To The Late, Great David Berman (Silver Jews): "All My Happiness Is Gone" by Woods (Backing Band On Berman's "Purple Mountains")

They were the saddest of times; they were the happiest of times.

They were the times. They were our times.

One of the happiest things that happened this year was the release of Purple Mountains, David Berman (of The Silver Jews) first album in several years. And it was good.

But then, because it is Now, something tragic had to happen, and right after we heard this brilliant album we lost David to depression and suicide.

I felt strongly at the time that we the living had to keep singing these songs.

I wanted his friends to show up at the dates on his cancelled 2019 tour and sing his songs.

Well, this is a step in that direction:

Pitchfork: Kevin Morby and Woods Cover Purple Mountains’ “All My Happiness Is Gone”: Watch They performed the tribute to the late David Berman Saturday at the Woodsist festival

from Pitchfork:

Kevin Morby and Woods covered Purple Mountains’ “All My Happiness Is Gone” at this weekend’s Woodsist festival in honor of David Berman. Singer-songwriter Anna St. Louis and Little Wings frontman Kyle Field joined them in their tribute, and you can watch a video of it via Brooklyn Vegan below.

The members of Woods worked closely with Berman to make Purple Mountains, his final album before his death in early August. They were Berman’s backing band on the record, and Woods members Jarvis Taveniere and Jeremy Earl worked as producers on the album. St. Louis also sang on Purple Mountains. They join Stephen Malkmus, Bill Callahan, and First Aid Kit as artists who have covered Berman’s work in the weeks after his death.