SILVER JEWS - Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea LP singer-songwriter they simply want to create

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SILVER JEWS - Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea LP singer-songwriter they simply want to createAlthough Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea, was the final album by Silver Jews, and one of their least regarded works, it reaches out and warms the heart, from David Bermans rich voice sounding for all the world like an alt rock Johnny Cash, to the countryish vibe, Caroline Bermans spot on backing vocals, to the regular flashes of songwriting brilliance. Strange Victory, Strange Defeat, may be one of the best songs weve heard in years, but when you