Everybody (The Sea and Cake album)
| Everybody | ||||
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| Studio album by The Sea and Cake | ||||
| Released | May 8, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | Key Club in Benton Harbor, Michigan and SOMA in Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre |
Indie Post-rock | |||
| Label | Thrill Jockey | |||
| The Sea and Cake chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.6/10)[3] |
| Twisted Ear | [4] |
| The Week | [5] |
Everybody is an album by The Sea and Cake, released on May 8, 2007. It was the band's first release in four years, following 2003's One Bedroom, and was released on Thrill Jockey.
Packaging
The CD comes in a digipak with a 16-page booklet of liner notes and three "photo card inserts,"[6] which contain photos of what looks to be Chicago; this is also available as a digital booklet on iTunes if the entire album is purchased. The liner notes are a reproduction of what is presumably lead singer Sam Prekop's notebook. The pages contain sloppy diagrams of chord progressions, scribbled lyrics, and abstract sketches. Archer Prewitt, Sam Prekop, and Sheila Sachs created the artwork.[7]
Musical style
The band's music is described as "low-key indie pop sprinkled with jazz, African, and Brazilian influences."[8] On this album specifically, their style is described as
| “ | "hot-buttered pop music that sounds delicately handcrafted, yet effortless all the same. Sheets of glowing guitar tones skip along propulsive percussion underscored by gently introspective bass lines, all adorned by breathlessly delivered lines of lyrical poetry."[6] | ” |
Pitchfork Media reviewer Jason Crock writes that the album has a pleasant sound, but that "adjectives like 'pleasant' wind up sounding backhanded or inadequate; maybe 'playful' is a better word for Everybody."[9]
Track listing
- "Up on Crutches" – 3:36
- "Too Strong" – 2:52
- "Crossing Line" – 2:46
- "Middlenight" – 3:32
- "Coconut" – 2:54
- "Exact to Me" – 3:39
- "Lightning" – 4:11
- "Introducing" – 3:22
- "Left On" – 4:53
- "Transparent" – 4:47
Personnel
- Ken Champion – pedal steel
- Eric Claridge – bass, keyboards
- John McEntire – percussion, keyboards, drums, vibraphone, engineer
- Brian Paulson – engineer
- Sam Prekop – guitar, photography, vocals
- Archer Prewitt – guitar, keyboards, vocals, design
- Sheila Sachs – design
External links
References
- ↑ "Everybody by The Sea and Cake". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Pitchfork Media review
- ↑ "カラコンは女の子の味方 - 安全にオシャレを楽しむために". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "theweekmagazine.com - This website is for sale! - theweekmagazine Resources and Information.". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- 1 2 "Everybody". Thrill Jockey. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
- ↑ Everybody. Discogs. Accessed on July 8, 2007.
- ↑ "Everybody". The Week Magazine. Retrieved 2007-05-26. External link in
|journal=(help) - ↑ "The Sea and Cake: Everybody". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2007-05-26.