Runner (album)

Runner
Studio album by the Sea and Cake
Released	September 17, 2012 (2012-09-17)
Studio	Soma Electronic Music Studios
Genre	Indie rock, post-rock
Length	39:48
Label	Thrill Jockey
The Sea and Cake chronology
The Moonlight Butterfly (2011) Runner (2012) Any Day (2018)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
BBC Music	favorable [3]
Consequence of Sound	C+ [4]
DIY	8/10 [5]
Pitchfork	7.2/10 [6]
The Quietus	favorable [7]
Slant Magazine	[8]

Runner is the tenth studio album by the Sea and Cake, released on Thrill Jockey.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"On and On"	3:49
2.	"Harps"	4:07
3.	"A Mere"	4:22
4.	"The Invitations"	4:22
5.	"Skyscraper"	2:56
6.	"Harbor Bridges"	3:30
7.	"New Patterns"	5:39
8.	"Neighbors and Township"	3:49
9.	"Pacific"	2:38
10.	"The Runner"	4:36

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Green Line"	2:31

Personnel

• Sam Prekop – vocals, guitar, synthesizer
• Archer Prewitt – guitar, organ
• Eric Claridge – bass guitar
• John McEntire – drums, keyboards, percussion
• Heba Kadry – mastering

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [9]	22

References

1. "Runner by The Sea and Cake". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved April 8, 2017.
2. Bush, John. "Runner - The Sea and Cake". AllMusic . Retrieved April 8, 2017.
3. Power, Chris (2012). "The Sea and Cake - Runner - Review". BBC Music . Retrieved April 8, 2017.
4. Arroyo, Steven (September 25, 2012). "The Sea and Cake – Runner". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved April 8, 2017.
5. McAuliffe, Colm (September 16, 2012). "The Sea & Cake - Runner". DIY . Retrieved April 8, 2017.
6. Tangari, Joe (September 18, 2012). "The Sea and Cake: Runner". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 8, 2017.
7. Kennedy, Joe (October 15, 2012). "The Sea and Cake". The Quietus . Retrieved April 8, 2017.
8. Bass, George (September 18, 2012). "The Sea and Cake: Runner". Slant Magazine . Retrieved April 8, 2017.
9. "The Sea and Cake - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard . Retrieved April 8, 2017.

External links

• Runner at Discogs (list of releases)
• Runner at Thrill Jockey