ðə bˈænd ɹᵻlˈiːst ðɛɹ fˈoːɹθ ˌɛlpˈiː, ɐlˈæskə, pɹədˈuːst baɪ dʒˈoʊ pɪsˈeɪpiə, ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn, dᵻskɹˈaɪbɪŋ ɪɾ æz ðɛɹ "kˈʌntɹi" ˈælbəm ɪn ɐn ˈɪntɚvjˌuː wɪð bˌiːbˌiːsˈiː ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ tˈuː, ɔːlðˈoʊ ɪts tˈɛn sˈɔŋz ɑːɹ baɪ nˈoʊ mˈiːnz ɐ dᵻpˈɑːɹtʃɚ fɹʌmðə lˈʌʃli diːtˈeɪld ɚɹˈeɪndʒmənts ʌvðə sˈɪlvɚ sˈiːz pɹˈiːviəs ˈɛfɚts.
The band released their fourth LP, Alaska, produced by Joe Pisapia, in July 2013, describing it as their "country" album in an interview with BBC Radio 2, although its ten songs are by no means a departure from the lushly detailed arrangements of the Silver Seas' previous efforts.