Sam Prekop (album)

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Sam Prekop
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Studio album by
Released1999
Genre Post-rock
Label Thrill Jockey
Producer Jim O'Rourke
Sam Prekop chronology
Sam Prekop
(1999)
Who's Your New Professor
(2005)

Sam Prekop is the debut album by the American musician Sam Prekop, released in 1999. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork 8.9/10 [3]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]

The Chicago Tribune wrote: "On his solo debut, the singer still suggests the breeziness of bossa nova and the nuance of after-hours jazz without actually embracing either style. The music has a slightly wider palette than his guitar-based bands, with keyboards, violins and cornet flavoring the arrangements." [5]

Track listing

  1. "Showrooms" – 4:22
  2. "The Company" – 4:17
  3. "Practice Twice" – 4:06
  4. "A Cloud to the Back" – 3:56
  5. "Don't Bother" – 5:21
  6. "Faces and People" – 7:00
  7. "On Such Favors" – 3:40
  8. "The Shadow" – 4:48
  9. "Smaller Rivers" – 2:41
  10. "So Shy" – 5:19

Credits

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  2. AllMusic review
  3. Pitchfork review
  4. Rolling Stone review
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