Purple Mountains was American musician, singer, poet and cartoonist David Cloud Berman (born David Craig Berman on 4 January 1967; died August 7, 2019). In 2019, 10 years since retiring Silver Jews and retreating from public life, Berman returned as Purple Mountains with the eponymous album released on 12 July 2019 on the Drag City label. Berman is best remembered for his work with indie-rock band the Silver Jews. Although the band primarily existed as a recording project for most of its existence