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

They sound exactly the same

The bits and pieces I've heard from the new one have all sounded really good. But, just throwing this out there: Runner will be hard to top.

I could imagine holding both reggie and calstar's thoughts in my head.

the first three songs are really great! the rest is just a mass of sea and cakey niceness so far. more listens might open up those songs more i guess.

That’s a leak right? I thought it didn’t come until later in the month.

i preordered it from bandcamp and it came last week

ooh thx for the tip mate!

Listening to the new one, opening track is probably the most “aggressive” (in a laid back sense) I’ve ever heard them

So funny this popped up. Was thinking of reviving a Sea & Cake thread yesterday because I was listening to some solo Prekop and had the realization that it sounded like Prairie Home Companion jazz.

(NB, I do actually like these guys.)

Yeah, was surprised to find a new album waiting for me on spotify just now. I've had a love/hate/ennui relationship with their last couple albums. Nothing bad, but nothing that gets me excited either. I'll give this a try, but don't have high hopes at the moment.

This is sounding pretty nice. They seem to maybe be getting past their regular rock n roll band phase, back to something a bit more stylized and nuanced.

I feel like I should go back to some of their more recent releases, maybe I didn't give them a fair shot.

Is Everybody the only one th at McEntire did not produce?

They feel reinvigorated on this one - might be their best in many years. That said it’s still predictably Sea and Cakey. It starts to lose me in the second half. Perhaps that will change after more listens.

hard to believe it's been 5 1/2 years since Runner

This is predictably excellent.

RE: Claridge's involvement
Sam answered a question on an Instagram post yesterday and said that, unfortunately, Eric had succumbed to serious carpel tunnel in his fretting hand and is now unable to play as frequently as recording and touring would demand. Really too bad. Hope he's doing well otherwise.

Ah, I'd been wondering about that. Just saw them at the Empty Bottle in Chicago, and Doug McCombs was on bass.

Apparently, McEntire is moving to Nevada City, California:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ott-sea-and-cake-interview-0518-story.html

Hey new Sam Prekop! https://samprekop.bandcamp.com/track/summer-places"">And it's pretty good!

"Boy, I blew that!"
-Leo Kottke

Solid advance single!
As someone esp drawn to Prekop/S&C tracks like "Early Chicago" off the Two Gentleman EP (although I do like the fully abstract stuff, too) am really curious about this.

I dig it. Reminds me a bit of Wax Stag.

hope it's not all instrumental

I think his last solo album was all instrumental iirc. Personally not a fan of his bleep bloop stuff

He's had two albums and an EP of electronic stuff. Hasn't done the solo songwriter thing in years.

and another new one. i'm gearing up for this to be one of my top picks of the year. very excited.

Yeah, that second advance single off Comma convinced me to just bite and bullet and preorder it--looking fwd to its release.

the bullet rather, ha

Yeah this is sounding rather exciting! Tbf I did miss both aforementioned electronic ep's, so this is new to me.

WE WANT WHAT'S HOLY NOW

sam's new album has been postponed until 11 september. curses.

ok but my q is: when will we get another archer prewitt album??

fr, wilderness is a masterpiece.

fun fact: when i saw ts+c live i told archer i loved him in a quiet between song moment. he picked up his guinness, tipped it in my direction, and winked as he had a gulp. was p cool.

yeah some of the earlier records are hit/miss for me but Wilderness is a chilled-out melancholia classic

Always wished S&C would do an album where Sam and Archer traded off a bit more.

Sam is great, but he kind of sings the same melody in at least 75% of their songs.

always thought if Wilderness had come out a little later it would have made more of a splash, well-executed MOR stuff was not as well regarded at the time, I don't think

I'm thinking of stuff like Kurt Vile as a comparison point

i may regret saying this later, but i think on most days that wilderness is the best thing that anybody associated with the sea and cake ever did.

It may not be "better" than peak S&C but it's the one I revisit the most often, especially in the fall.

I was more into White Sky and Three at the time but agree that Archer's solo stuff is underrated.

I need to revisit. I remember Three sounding nice but a little TOO airy and lush for its own good

three is hit and miss, but it's for sure got a few big hitters (especially 'the race').

i actually think gerroa songs, while not my favorite, is the one i go back to most often. just something about it that's very warm and unique. it's fairly short too, which makes for an easy listen.

got a shipment notification on friday for the new record. it's on the way. oh yeah!

also, sam has created a second instagram profile specifically for the purpose of posting his modular synth doodles. it's very nice whenever it pops up on my feed: https://www.instagram.com/prekopcomma

Wow that's beautiful, followed.

Prekop has always been my #1 celebrity crush fwiw

got common in the mail yesterday. only one listen so far, but it's fucking great. maybe my favorite of his modular synth albums so far.

whoops, that's comma sorry

so listening again this morning, one thing sticks out very prominently and that's that i've always figured sam was really into krautrock — but comma is just so reminiscent of mid-70s cluster. and in the best way possible. man it's good.

"All The Photos" always reminded me of CAN. Sam's vocals on it give me a big Michael Karoli vibe.

Third listen in a row this morning and the same thought keeps coming to me: this is the exact kind of music I needed right now. Respectful of the past, but simultaneously using those ideas to offer some very unique thoughts. And gorgeous. . . oh my, how gorgeous this music is.

Absolutely agreed, Moodles! When I saw the Sea and Cake live, some guy shouted out between songs, "Play NEU!" and Sam cracked a grin. Random memory.

Thanks for the head's up Austin! His s/t and 'Who's Your New Professor' are still faves in my household, but I somehow never checked 'Old Punch Card' and 'Republic', which makes it all the more interesting to see how he's broadened his scope. Lovely sound palette and great kraut chugging, though I do miss his vox (I'm on the third track).