| The Sea and Cake | ||||
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| Released | October 20, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | September 1993 | |||
| Studio | Idful, Chicago, Illinois | |||
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| Length | 44:59 | |||
| Label | Thrill Jockey | |||
| Producer | Brad Wood | |||
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The Sea and Cake is the debut studio album by American indie rock band The Sea and Cake. It was released on October 20, 1994 by Thrill Jockey. [1]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Chicago Tribune | [3] |
| Guitar World | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [5] |
A Chicago Tribune reviewer wrote "The quartet has all the sleepy, idiosyncratic charm of Prekop’s former band, and the album [...] is recorded with a dry, close-up quality that highlights the combo’s jazz shadings". [3] Writing for Guitar World , Jim Testa noted the group's "impeccable indie-rock credentials" and reviewed the album as "more like an afterthought than a fully realized project". [4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jacking the Ball" | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Polio" | 5:24 |
| 3. | "Bring My Car I Feel to Smash It" | 4:25 |
| 4. | "Flat Lay the Water" | 4:51 |
| 5. | "Choice Blanket" | 5:10 |
| 6. | "Culabra Cut" | 3:02 |
| 7. | "Bombay" | 3:59 |
| 8. | "Showboat Angel" | 4:37 |
| 9. | "So Long to the Captain" | 5:04 |
| 10. | "Lost in Autumn" | 4:37 |
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