The Sea & Cake frontman Sam Prekop concedes "Car Alarm," the Chicago indie rock institution's eighth studio album, "does feel much more upbeat and as much in your face as the Sea & Cake can be." By ...

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About half the songs came from their new album Any Day, which just came out last week, but the crowd clearly favored “the classics,” a term that clearly amused Prekop as well: “Here’s an oldie - I can ...

Sam Prekop is proud that the sound of his band, the , is clearly recognizable. To detractors, that might translate to a lot of the songs sounding the same, but to songwriter/singer/guitarist Prekop ...

Sam Prekop was getting so much enjoyment out of making a solo album built on analog synthesizers a few years ago that he couldn’t quite wrap his head around the idea of making another guitar-based ...

The Sea and Cake’s “Jacking the Ball,” the first song on their first record, may still be their best, followed closely by every song since. Therefore, the Chicago quartet has been doomed to a career ...

Although Sam Prekop released another instrumental solo album, The Republic, back in 2015, we haven’t gotten a new album from the Sea And Cake since 2012’s Runner. Thankfully, that’s about to change.

Chicago stalwarts The Sea and Cake have mastered their particular brand of sophisticated pop, making them one of the hidden treasures of the indie rock world. Chicago stalwarts The Sea and Cake have ...

Singer Sam Prekop’s breathy vocals have anchored the Sea & Cake’s indie rock/jazz fusion over the course of the group’s 14-year career. He and guitar player Archer Prewitt craft a breezy version of ...