Everybody (album)
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Everybody is an album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by The Sea and Cake
The Sea and Cake
The Sea and Cake is an indie rock band with a pronounced jazz influence, which formed in the mid-1990s in Chicago out of the ashes of local bands The Coctails and Shrimp Boat. The group's name came from a willful reinterpretation of "The C in Cake", a song by Gastr del Sol...

, released on May 8, 2007. It was the band's first release in four years, following 2003's One Bedroom
One Bedroom
-Track listing:# "Four Corners" – 5:44# "Left Side Clouded" – 3:15# "Hotel Tell" – 4:01# "Le Baron" – 4:04# "Shoulder Length" – 3:09# "One Bedroom" – 3:58# "Interiors" – 4:19# "Mr. F" – 4:19# "Try Nothing" – 2:56...

, and was released on Thrill Jockey
Thrill Jockey
Thrill Jockey Records is an American independent record label established in 1992 in New York City by former Atlantic Records A&R representative Bettina Richards.-History:...

.

Packaging

The CD comes in a digipak
Digipak
Digipak is a patented style of CD, DVD or BD packaging, and is a registered trademark of AGI World Ltd., an Atlas Holdings company.-Features:...

 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
Digital booklet
Digital booklets are the digital equivalent of liner notes that often accompany digital music purchases. They are most commonly distributed in Portable Document Format. One well-known distributor of digital booklets with digital purchases is the iTunes Store; the first instance of this on the...

 on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....

 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.

Musical style

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
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...

 reviewer Jason Crock writes that the album has a pleasant sound, but that "adjectives like 'pleasant' wind up sounding backhanded or inadequate; maybe 'playful' is a better word for Everybody."

Track listing

  1. "Up on Crutches" – 3:36
  2. "Too Strong" – 2:52
  3. "Crossing Line" – 2:46
  4. "Middlenight" – 3:32
  5. "Coconut" – 2:54
  6. "Exact to Me" – 3:39
  7. "Lightning" – 4:11
  8. "Introducing" – 3:22
  9. "Left On" – 4:53
  10. "Transparent" – 4:47

Personnel

  • Ken Champion – pedal steel
  • Eric Claridge – bass, keyboards
  • John McEntire
    John McEntire
    John McEntire is an American recording engineer, drummer and multi-instrumentalist. He is best-known for being in Tortoise and The Sea and Cake, as well as being a highly in-demand producer and engineer....

     – percussion, keyboards, drums, vibraphone, engineer
  • Brian Paulson – engineer
  • Sam Prekop
    Sam Prekop
    Sam Prekop is a rock/pop musician in the band The Sea and Cake. He also has released three solo albums. Prekop first gained recognition in the band Shrimp Boat from 1988 to 1993. Many artists have performed in the Sam Prekop band, such as Chad Taylor, Josh Abrams, Jim O'Rourke, and Archer Prewitt...

     – guitar, photography, vocals
  • Archer Prewitt
    Archer Prewitt
    Archer Prewitt is an American musician and cartoonist associated with the independent music scene in Chicago, Illinois.- Music :...

     – guitar, keyboards, vocals, design
  • Sheila Sachs – design

External links

  • Everybody at Thrill Jockey
    Thrill Jockey
    Thrill Jockey Records is an American independent record label established in 1992 in New York City by former Atlantic Records A&R representative Bettina Richards.-History:...

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