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The Sea and Cake | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Genres | |
Years active | 1994–2004 2007–present |
Labels | Thrill Jockey, Hefty |
Members | Sam Prekop Archer Prewitt John McEntire |
Past members | Eric Claridge |
Website | www.theseaandcake.com |
The Sea and Cake is an American indie rock band with a jazz influence, based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. [1]
The group formed in the mid-1990s from members of The Coctails (Archer Prewitt), Shrimp Boat (Sam Prekop and Eric Claridge), and Tortoise (John McEntire); the group's name came from a willful reinterpretation (as the result of an accidental miscomprehension) of "The C in Cake", a song by Gastr del Sol. Starting with 1997's The Fawn , the group has relied on electronic sound sources, such as drum machines and synthesizers, to color its music, but has retained its distinctive post-jazz combo style. The band has shied away from releasing singles, preferring the album format. Contrary to his multi-instrumentalist role in Tortoise, John McEntire almost exclusively plays drums in The Sea and Cake.
Members Sam Prekop, Archer Prewitt, and John McEntire each have released solo albums. The cover art of The Sea And Cake's releases are largely paintings by member Eric Claridge and photographs by Prekop. Prewitt has been involved in publishing his own comic books and doing graphic design.
In 1995, the band contributed the song "The Fontana" to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Bothered produced by the Red Hot Organization. The band was on hiatus from 2004 to 2007. Their most recent album Any Day was released in May 2018. [2]
All releases on Thrill Jockey Records unless noted.
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John McEntire is an American recording engineer, producer, drummer and multi-instrumentalist, based in Chicago, Illinois. He is a member of both Tortoise and the Sea and Cake.
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This is the discography of the record label Thrill Jockey
The Biz is an album by the American band the Sea and Cake, released in 1995. It was recorded at John McEntire's studio.
The Fawn is a 1997 album by The Sea and Cake.
One Bedroom is a 2003 studio album by The Sea and Cake, released on Thrill Jockey.
Halfway to a Threeway is an EP by American musician Jim O'Rourke. It was released by Drag City in 1999.
Sam Prekop is an American musician in the band The Sea and Cake. He also has released five solo albums.
Who's Your New Professor is an album by Sam Prekop.
Shrimp Boat was an American rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1987. After the band dissolved in 1993, Sam Prekop and Eric Claridge formed The Sea and Cake. Ian Schneller and Tom Jasek went on to form Falstaff. Schneller's experience with the band would also lead him to create Specimen Products.
Everybody is a 2007 studio album by The Sea and Cake, released on Thrill Jockey.
Archer Prewitt is an American musician and cartoonist associated with the independent music scene in Chicago, Illinois.
Car Alarm is a 2008 studio album by The Sea and Cake, released on Thrill Jockey.
Douglas McCombs is an American musician who plays bass and guitar with the instrumental rock band Tortoise and leads the instrumental band Brokeback. He is also the longtime bassist for the rock band Eleventh Dream Day. In 1997, he formed Pullman with Bundy K. Brown, Chris Brokaw, and Curtis Harvey, with whom he released two albums. In May 2018, McCombs replaced Eric Claridge as the touring bassist with Chicago jazz-pop outfit The Sea and Cake.
Forgiveness Rock Record is the fourth studio album by Canadian indie rock musical collective Broken Social Scene, released by the Arts & Crafts record label on May 4, 2010. The critically acclaimed album, produced by John McEntire of the bands Tortoise and The Sea and Cake, features guest appearances by Leslie Feist, Emily Haines of Metric, Scott Kannberg from Pavement, Sebastien Grainger of Death from Above 1979, and Sam Prekop also of The Sea and Cake.
Runner is a 2012 studio album by The Sea and Cake, released on Thrill Jockey.
The Moonlight Butterfly is a 2011 studio album by The Sea and Cake, released on Thrill Jockey.