Sam Prekop
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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
. His father is the photographer, Martin Prekop and his brother is the painter Zak Prekop.
Part of his track "A Cloud to the Back" is featured on advertisements for Velvet toilet paper.
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...
. He also has released three solo albums. Prekop first gained recognition in the band Shrimp Boat
Shrimp Boat
Shrimp Boat was an American rock band formed in Chicago 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...
from 1988 to 1993. Many artists have performed in the Sam Prekop band, such as Chad Taylor, Josh Abrams, Jim O'Rourke
Jim O'Rourke (musician)
Jim O'Rourke is an Irish-American musician and record producer. He was long associated with the Chicago experimental and improv scene...
, and Archer Prewitt
Archer Prewitt
Archer Prewitt is an American musician and cartoonist associated with the independent music scene in Chicago, Illinois.- Music :...
. His father is the photographer, Martin Prekop and his brother is the painter Zak Prekop.
Part of his track "A Cloud to the Back" is featured on advertisements for Velvet toilet paper.
Discography
- Sam PrekopSam Prekop (album)-Track listing:# "Showrooms" – 4:22# "The Company" – 4:17# "Practice Twice" – 4:06# "A Cloud To The Back" – 3:56# "Don't Bother" – 5:21# "Faces And People" – 7:00# "On Such Favors" – 3:40# "The Shadow" – 4:48# "Smaller Rivers" – 2:41# "So Shy" – 5:19...
- Released: U.S.: February 9, 1999
- Label: Thrill JockeyThrill JockeyThrill 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:...
- Who's Your New ProfessorWho's Your New Professor-Track listing:# "Something" – 3:49# "Magic Step" – 2:41# "Dot Eye" – 4:37# "Two Dedications" – 4:28# "Chicago People" – 2:44# "Little Bridges" – 3:00# "A Splendid Hollow" – 2:39# "C + F" – 4:32# "Neighbor To Neighbor" – 1:35# "Density" – 4:51...
- Released: U.S.: March 8, 2005
- Label: Thrill JockeyThrill JockeyThrill 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:...
- Old Punch Card
- Released: U.S.: September 7, 2010
- Label: Thrill JockeyThrill JockeyThrill 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:...