By this time, the Silver Jews had become darlings of "indie rock"; selling a total of 250,000 copies. In the coming years, Berman and Cassie still experienced financial difficulties; Cassie worked an office job and Berman struggled to get medicial insurance for the removal of an keratoconus, eventually acquiring it from the Country Music Association. Following a period of downtime, the band's final album "Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea" was released, in 2008. The band toured the UK and Ireland prior to its release and then after. This period of his life saw him forego his past reservations and the band becoming more prosperous.