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Emily Haines of METRIC

Thinking of the songs and lyrical lines from Silver Jews’ 1998 album American Water on a regular basis, Emily Haines is extremely emotional about frontman David Berman’s unexpected death on August 7, 2019 at age 52. From her home in the Canadian woods, Metric’s lead singer is recounting

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