The Sea & Cake

Album reviews

Everybody
Thrill Jockey (2007)
A back-to-basics throwback to their mid-90's heyday, Everybody isn't terribly substantial but it goes down smooth.

Oui
Thrill Jockey (2000)
Oui means yes, according to my French friend. It makes a fairly good title for the Sea & Cake's fifth record, seeing as it gives an accurate answer to a lot of questions that have popped up in the three-year absence since 1997's The Fawn.

The Fawn
Thrill Jockey (1997)
Via five releases with now-defunct band Shrimp Boat and three prior albums fronting The Sea & Cake, singer/guitarist Sam Prekop has had plenty of opportunity to showcase his breathy, meandering singing voice and fondness for highly variant stylistic experimentation.

The Biz
Thrill Jockey (1995)
Gorgeous pop, spun from the finest musical silk.

Nassau (Recommended)
Thrill Jockey (1995)
I realize my justifying my placement of Nassau as the number three record of the '90s, above...well, everything else except numbers one and two, is going to be a hard sell.

Interviews

Four Gentlemen
October 16, 2000
Sam Prekop fills NATN Associate Editor Jonathan Cohen in on just what’s been going on the past three years, the creative processes that finally brought Oui to life, and the busy lives intertwined at the core of the Windy City’s best band.

Concert reviews

August 30, 2000
Hideout, Chicago
The Sea And Cake ooze comfort. The Chicago quartet's music is often like a nice couch upon which the listener's can rest.