Cloudy with a chance of Silver Lining Somewhere between the grey sky of Baranof Island and the black Pacific Ocean, reigns Silver Jackson, arguably Southeast Alaska’s most ambitious musical talent. Silver Jackson—the ever-evolving vehicle of singer/songwriter Nicholas Galanin and a rotating posse of musicians and singers—defends his claim on AK’s art and music scene with his third album, Thought I Found Gold from Homeskillet Records, giving the cold north a little more heat. Focusing his talents with stylized backing-vocals, harmonica and his own steeled-guitar, the album’s effect is that of a finely composed soundtrack. In a style one could only define as lo-fi bar-blues rebellion, Silver echoes the vocals of bluesmen of yore, lacing the shoes of giants like Tom Waits and Taj Mahal. The result is a moody progression weaved through lusciously original tracks. Appropriately folksy with just a hint of surf-guitar thrown in, Silver delivers yet another gem of his lifestyle music. This 9-track disc begins with a generously composed ode to his daughter Scarlet—also the song’s title—and to living life through music, setting the stage for Silver’s poetic lyricism and curious melody. “Water,” appropriately titled for the recording region, continues with Silver’s unique tone and cadence, with emotion emphasized by cellist Andrea Morena-Beal of Breathe Owl Breathe. In this way, the CD’s initial four songs explore melody through chanting, whistling and humming with a well-timed