Everybody is an album by The Sea and Cake, released on May 8, 2007. It was the band's first release in four years, following 2003's One Bedroom, and was released on Thrill Jockey.
The CD comes in a digipak with a 16-page booklet of liner notes and three "photo card inserts," which contain photos of what looks to be Chicago; this is also available as a digital booklet on iTunes if the entire album is purchased. The liner notes are a reproduction o...
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Everybody is an album by The Sea and Cake, released on May 8, 2007. It was the band's first release in four years, following 2003's One Bedroom, and was released on Thrill Jockey.
The CD comes in a digipak with a 16-page booklet of liner notes and three "photo card inserts," which contain photos of what looks to be Chicago; this is also available as a digital booklet on iTunes if the entire album is purchased. The liner notes are a reproduction of what is presumably lead singer Sam Prekop's notebook. The pages contain sloppy diagrams of chord progressions, scribbled lyrics, and abstract sketches. Archer Prewitt, Sam Prekop, and Sheila Sachs created the artwork.
The band's music is described as "low-key indie pop sprinkled with jazz, African, and Brazilian influences." On this album specifically, their style is described as
Pitchfork Media reviewer Jason Crock writes that the album has a pleasant sound, but that "adjectives like 'pleasant' wind up sounding backhanded or inadequate;...
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