The Sea and Cake: COD/SD etc. etc.

One Bedroom, I would say, is their "worst" album. I put it in quotes because it's still a good record, but I agree that it leaves something to be desired.

Sam Prekop & Archer Prewitt live session coming up at 11am (central) on chirpradio.org

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-bLmEyjZig

Nice, they are playing stuff from the first Prekop solo album.

Full session's posted here:
https://soundcloud.com/chirpradio/sets/chirp-factory-session-003

Sam finally starting to show some age; still playing that gorgeous candy apple red Tele. Awesome.

ty John

I saw Sam playing modular synth with Brokeback a couple months back it was cool

I really hated his last two modular albums but really respect him for early and mid period The Sea and Cake (their last four albums are a dissapointment for me).

I'm curious if any other TSaC fans feel this same way as me. They were my favorite band at one point in college.

Nah, Runner is as good as anything that came before it.

The Once-ler OTM

Full video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ4Pao9qhMc

I definitely know people who invested a lot in those first 5 or so Sea & Cake records that had trouble staying on board, but honestly I can't find much fault with any of them. The band is so good at doing what it does, and the inherent nature of the music is "pleasant, well played, and well written", so it just all works for me. Sure, the first run was really exciting in a way that most bands can't sustain over a 15 year period no matter who they are, but shit I am glad they kept making records, there are great moments on all of them.

Also, I don't understand being angry at modular synth records. They are just kind of there if you want them, which most people don't. I don't think he was trying to court folks who dug his first solo record with them though, which sure if that is what someone wants from Sam those records are not going to deliver at all.

I never knew there was such an allegiance to those first five albums before I started reading this forum.

I definitely wish Sam would make another album along the lines of his self-titled/Who's Your New Professor, but I certainly haven't been disappointed by Old Punch Card and the Republic, just because they were so direction shifting.

Yeah, I was disappointed for totally different reasons

Do tell.

I'm pretty indifferent to self-titled and WYNP. I'm way more into Archer's solo stuff. Sam's synth albums just sound flat and lifeless to me.

Agree that Archer has the better solo catalogue.

Wilderness was on shortlist for best albums of the oughts.

*my shortlist

"old punchcard" is fantastic. better than a lot of analog synth specialists' output. better than "pluc quba" which prekop cites as inspiration. it rules

plux quba, y'know imo n'all that

Self-titled is so good. Really great players and moods all over that record. I might even take it over all of the Sea & Cake records at this point, but it is certainly a different beast than the Sea & Cake records.

Ummm, hell yeah: https://theseaandcake.bandcamp.com/track/any-day

It sounds like Oui. I'm fuckin' excited.

sounds and looks great. i rally like runner can’t believe that was 6 years ago!

and interesting that eric claridge has left the band. this was recorded as a trio.

Excellent news

sounds great (as usual)

If I recall, Claridge was having some health concerns, which prevented him from participating. Too bad, in any case.

inspired by the new one, I've gone back to the Biz - it roxors it so hard!

Stumbled on this little gem, the “Anybody” EP from 07
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/anybody-ep/253589950

Rushed in here to see if a new LP was announced. Missing this band. I need some smooth bossa african pop with breathily delivered incomprehensible lyrics made of pure saudade

The Anybody EP is very good for just being three kind of filler-esque tracks. I saw them on the Everybody tour and they played 'All in Throws', false ending and everything. It was my first time hearing the song. Pretty fantastic.

I wish they would issue it physically. As a matter of fact, they need to do a rarities compilation.

The Fawn is such a great album
Straddling the border between engaged and relaxed so effortlessly

I remember hearing "The Argument" for the first time so clearly. had never heard anything quite like that before. the first 2 tracks on this thing are incredible. don't remember much of the rest though

the one I always loved was One Bedroom. was kind of surprised to go online find out that people didn't really like it.

I just put on Oui last night (probably inspired by the Tortoise thread), I think that's the only one I owned.

Looks like they have a new one coming out, a couple tracks streaming here:
https://theseaandcake.bandcamp.com/album/any-day

excellent!!!

Band's in the running for "Most Taken For Granted" award.

otm

the opening of "Too Strong" basically wraps up everything great about this band in about 7 seconds. excited for this new stuff. the title track sounds good to me.

Same, really excited. Sam Prekop has a unique voice, at least to my ears. It's like the softest blanket.

Band's in the running for "Most Taken For Granted" award.

― Josh in Chicago, Friday, March 16, 2018 7:12 PM (three weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I can hear the Sea & Cake and think they're incredible and I can hear them a day later and think they're okay. I guess this is true of most music - I guess the new Autechre tracks can sound like genius or a racket depending on mood - but it surprises me the Sea & Cake, somehow.

I know zilch about this band, but I recently heard Prekop's "C+F" playing in a coffee shop -- the groove was so compelling, I had to figure out what it was (tried 3 times with a "song ID" phone app; it finally figured it out just before the track ended!)

They are perfect coffee shop music for sure (not that that’s a bad thing)

Any of you guys fans of Shrimp Boat?

xp Yeah, it reminded me of one of those bass-heavy songs from recent Spoon albums, but heavier on the atmosphere than the vocals -- which (however one may feel about that description) is ideal for that environment.

Any of you guys fans of Shrimp Boat?

Uhm, hell yes.

so

That's funny, I often think of Spoon as Austin's Sea and Cake.

I'll probably check this out, but it's been a while since they made an album I truly loved.

"These Falling Arms" is such a lovely tune

I can hear the Sea & Cake and think they're incredible and I can hear them a day later and think they're okay. I guess this is true of most music - I guess the new Autechre tracks can sound like genius or a racket depending on mood - but it surprises me the Sea & Cake, somehow.

― djh, Monday, April 9, 2018 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

^^^ I think those are two really good examples of this phenomenon. I don't think it applies to all music - there is something about Sea and Cake that shifts from super compelling to super average; the line between the two is so subtle.

Sea and Cake may be the most subtle band in history.