Jazz Articles about Dan Bern

Dan Bern: New American Language

by Ashley King
December 1, 2001

Dan Bern is a folkie at heart. At times too much hype and persona, he might have had us believing otherwise in the past. But his latest release, New American Language, reveals him to be the witty, highly literate singer-songwriter that he is. Absent this time around are the jejune antics that plagued previous releases, leaving a more modest yet largely contemplative collection of folk-rock songs. Instead of wailing about his “big balls," Language finds Bern yearning for a more ...