The Sea and Cake (album)

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The Sea and Cake
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 20, 1994 (1994-10-20)
RecordedSeptember 1993
Studio Idful, Chicago, Illinois
Genre
Length44:59
Label Thrill Jockey
Producer Brad Wood
The Sea and Cake chronology
The Sea and Cake
(1994)
Nassau
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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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. [4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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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References

  1. Ankeny, Jason. "The Sea and Cake – The Sea and Cake". AllMusic . Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  2. Kot, Greg (December 8, 1994). "The Sea And Cake: The Sea And Cake (Thrill Jockey)". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  3. Kot, Greg (2004). "The Sea and Cake". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp.  722–23. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
  4. "The Sea and Cake by The Sea and Cake". Apple Music . Retrieved May 16, 2020.