Silver Jews detail sixth album, look to tour :: Music News :: Articles

A new Silver Jews album is pretty big news. But group mastermind David Berman wanting to tour more? That's sweet music to fans' ears. After more than a decade of putting out albums and keeping reclusive, Berman took the Jews out on the road for the first time following the group's last release, 2005's Tanglewood Numbers. Speaking with Billboard.com, Berman mentioned wanting to embark on another trek after some festival dates in May. His booking agent, Berman says, "is working on it now."

But how about that album? Berman calls it Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea. It's a ten-track effort, to be released on Drag City in late April. Berman promises a departure from Tanglewood on the new effort.

"It's really different in that the songs have more epic settings. They are faux-heroic. Or rather foe-heroic," Berman told Billboard. "The music is never hard rock. Every song has a function or meaning that you could sum up in a few words."

Berman's touring band - including wife Cassie on bass - backs him on Lookout. And no, there are no ex-members of Pavement to be found.

Here is the track listing for Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea:

1. "What Is Not But Could Be If"
2. "Aloysius, Bluegrass Drummer"
3. "Suffering Jukebox"
4. "My Pillow Is the Threshold"
5. "Strange Victory, Strange Defeat"
6. "San Francisco B.C."
7. "Open Field"
8. "Party Barge"
9. "Candy Jail"
10. "We Could Be Looking for the Same Thing"