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The Sea and Cake

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Origin
  
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Labels
  
Thrill Jockey, Hefty

Record label
  
Thrill Jockey

Years active
  
1994–2004 2007–present

Website
  
www.theseaandcake.com

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Associated acts
  
The Coctails Shrimp Boat Gastr del Sol Tortoise

Members
  
Sam Prekop, John McEntire, Archer Prewitt

Genres
  
Indie rock, Jazz, Post-rock

Albums
  
One Bedroom, Oui, The Biz, The Moonlight Butterfly, Car Alarm

Profiles

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The Sea and Cake is an indie rock band with a jazz influence based in Chicago.

Contents

The group formed in the mid-1990s from members of The Coctails (Archer Prewitt), Shrimp Boat (Sam Prekop and Eric Claridge), and Tortoise (John McEntire); the group's name came from a willful reinterpretation (as the result of an accidental miscomprehension) of "The C in Cake", a song by Gastr del Sol. Starting with 1997's The Fawn, the group has relied on electronic sound sources, such as drum machines and synthesizers, to color its music, but has retained its distinctive post-jazz combo style. The band has shied away from releasing singles, preferring the album format. Contrary to his multi-instrumentalist role in Tortoise, John McEntire almost exclusively plays drums in The Sea and Cake.

Members Sam Prekop, Archer Prewitt, and John McEntire each have released solo albums. The cover art of The Sea And Cake's releases are largely paintings by member Eric Claridge and photographs by Prekop. (Postcards of some of the One Bedroom-era photos were sold on the band's 2003 tour.) Prewitt has been involved in publishing his own comic books and doing graphic design.

The band was on hiatus from 2004 to 2007, returning with Everybody. Their eighth studio album, Car Alarm, was released in October 2008. Their most recent studio album, "Runner" was released in 2012.

In 1995, the band contributed the song "The Fontana" to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Bothered produced by the Red Hot Organization. In October 2010, the band released "Skies" as a special single to accompany their tour with Broken Social Scene.

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Members

  • Sam Prekop (vocals, guitar)
  • Archer Prewitt (guitar, piano, vocals)
  • John McEntire (percussion, drums, some synthesizer)
  • Eric Claridge (bass, synthesizer)
  • Discography

    All releases on Thrill Jockey Records unless noted.

    Albums

  • The Sea and Cake (1994)
  • Nassau (1995)
  • The Biz (1995)
  • The Fawn (1997)
  • Oui (2000)
  • One Bedroom (2003)
  • Everybody (2007)
  • Car Alarm (2008)
  • The Moonlight Butterfly (2011)
  • Runner (album) (2012)
  • EPs and singles

  • "Glad You're Right" (b/w "Tiger Panther," "Crimson Wing", 7" single, 1995, Lissy's Records [LISS1], limited edition of 500)
  • Two Gentlemen (12" EP, mainly remixes, 1997)
  • "Window Lights" (b/w "Setup For Bed" (a solo piece by John McEntire), 7" single, 1999, Hefty Records [HEF013], also on Reach the Rock soundtrack, 1999)
  • Glass (CD EP, 2003)
  • Compilations

  • A Brief Historical Retrospective (CD, 1997, Japanese-only compilation of first 2 albums, plus 7" song "Glad You're Right")
  • Metro: The Official Bootleg Series, Volume 1 2010
  • Songs

    Jacking the BallThe Sea and Cake · 1994
    Afternoon SpeakerOui · 2000
    The FawnThe Fawn · 1997

    References

    The Sea and Cake Wikipedia