Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea

Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea
Studio album by Silver Jews
Released 17 June 2008
Recorded Nashville and Lexington, VA, March 2007 - October 2007 [1]
Genre Indie rock
Length 31:53
Label Drag City
Silver Jews chronology

Tanglewood Numbers
(2005)		 Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea (2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
Billboard (?)[3]
Blender [4]
musicOMH [5]
Pitchfork Media (6.7/10)[6]
PopMatters (6/10)[7]
The Skinny [8]
Spin [9]
Uncut [10]

Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea is indie-rock band Silver Jews sixth, and last, studio album, released 17 June 2008.[11] It was recorded at Marble Valley of Lexington, Virginia and Lake Fever Productions of Nashville, Tennessee.[1] Silver Jews records are known for featuring different casts of musicians. This album features the touring band of lead singer, David Berman, including his wife Cassie.[1] Berman has said that the album is "really different" compared to previous ones.[12]

Recording

In an interview with Pitchfork Media, Berman said that while recording he used a new guitar to influence a new mindset.[13] He wrote all of the songs before going into the studio, so that he could make sure each song took "into account its neighbors".[13] The vocals were not recorded until last, as he kept changing the lyrics and wanted to be able to edit them without having to re-record the entire song.[13] Berman went on to say that at the end of recording he wished he'd had more time to write, as there were still things he would have changed.[13] "What Is Not But Could Be If" was a 'totally different kind of writing' for Berman, and he compared it to bands that sang slogans and epigrammatic writing.[13]

Music

Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea has been described as one of the Silver Jews' 'lightest' albums.[14]

Tracklisting

  1. "What Is Not but Could Be If" - 3:08
  2. "Aloysius, Bluegrass Drummer" - 1:54
  3. "Suffering Jukebox" - 4:21
  4. "My Pillow Is the Threshold" - 3:52
  5. "Strange Victory, Strange Defeat" - 2:44
  6. "Open Field" - 2:39
  7. "San Francisco B.C." - 6:15
  8. "Candy Jail" - 2:30
  9. "Party Barge" - 2:55
  10. "We Could Be Looking for the Same Thing" - 3:35

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "'Lookout': Silver Jews Ready Sixth Album". Billboard.
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ Billboard review
  4. ↑ Blender review
  5. ↑ musicOMH review
  6. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  7. ↑ PopMatters review
  8. ↑ The Skinny review
  9. ↑ Spin review
  10. ↑ Uncut review
  11. ↑ "Upcoming CD Releases". metacritic. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
  12. ↑ "Silver Jews Reveal Lookout Tracklist, 2008 Live Plans". Retrieved 2008-04-10.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Grayson Currin (2008-08-18). "Interview: Silver Jews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
  14. ↑ Heather Phares. "Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-09-03.

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