Silver Jews - Lookout Mountain, Lookout SeaThe Silver Jews' sixth album cover wherein three stuffed Babar toys climb onto a rocky outcrop mysteriously and trickily relates to the record's tales of virtue gone to seed. But in 2008 what are the odds of ever seeing it? Since the likelihood is that most will simply download the best tracks for their mobiles, it's best to forgo theoretical discussion about the gap between speech and song, in favour of an appreciation of the album's country rock

Drawing on their collective rock

recalling the best parts of their most critically applauded albums The Soft Bulletin and the gold-certified Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

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Johnny Cash

Arriving to snowglobe conditions and sub-zero temperatures

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pulling licks from each other’s places

Lead-off track “The Search For Cherry Red” would not only provide the EP with a title via its lyrics

their debut single

exploring Eastern European and North African folkways through the lens of a gritty

are available to download and listen to now

Liam wrote lead single ‘Shockwave’ with two of the key collaborators behind the all-conquering ‘As You Were’ album: Andrew Wyatt