The Sea And Cake
Songs List
Q: 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...this is 40 minutes of bewitching analogue alchemy...about as catchy as pop songs without choruses are ever likely to get."
- Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Sporting Life
- 2.Argument
- 3.Fawn
- 4.Ravine
- 5.Rossignol
- 6.There You Are
- 7.Civilise
- 8.Bird and Flag
- 9.Black Tree in the Bee Yard
- 10.Do Now Fairly Well
Spin: 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Pristine set-opener 'Aerial' and the elegantly gliding 'on a Letter' jangle and chime with mathematical precision..."
- Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Aerial
- 2.A Fuller Moon
- 3.On a Letter
- 4.CMS Sequence
- 5.Car Alarm
- 6.Weekend
- 7.New Schools
- 8.Window Sills
- 9.Down in the City
- 10.Pages
- 11.The Staircase
- 12.Mirrors
Spin: Highly Recommended - "...The first cute-rock supergroup....The result is strutting pop that grooves lightly across...Afropoppy riffing..."
- Tracks of Disc 1
- 6.Culabra Cut
- 7.Bombay
- 8.Showboat Angel
- 9.So Long to the Captain
- 10.Lost in Autumn
- 1.Jacking the Ball
- 2.Polio
- 3.Bring My Car I Feel to Smash It
- 4.Flat Lay the Waters
- 5.Choice Blanket
Option: "...the band constructs feathery, wistful pop songs with none of the predictable hallmarks of indie rock..."
- Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Nature Boy
- 2.Parasol
- 3.A Man Who Never Sees a Pretty Girl That He Doesn't Love Her a Little
- 4.The World Is Against You
- 5.Lamont's Lament
- 6.Soft and Sleep
- 7.The Cantina
- 8.Earth Star
- 9.Alone for the Moment
- 10.I Will Hold the Tea Bag
- Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Covers
- 2.Lyric
- 3.The Moonlight Butterfly
- 4.Up on the North Shore
- 5.Inn Keeping
- 6.Monday
- Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.To the Author
- 2.To the Author
- 3.Traditional Wax Coin
- 4.Echo In, An
- 5.Tea and Cake - (Stereolab mix)
- 6.Interiors - (Broadcast Remix, Broadcast remix)
- 7.Hotel Tell - (C's Mix)
Spin: 3 stars out of 5 -- "[They've] mastered a more intricate approach, seasoning their gently introspective tales of 'distracted and lazy' lovers with stronger ingredients."
- Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Up on Crutches
- 2.Too Strong
- 3.Crossing Line
- 4.Middlenight
- 5.Coconut
- 6.Exact to Me
- 7.Lightning
- 8.Introducing
- 9.Left On
- 10.Transparent
Q (Magazine): 4 stars out of 5 -- "[With] the electronic pulses of post-rock and the occasional ripple of slip-slide jazz, ensuring that while RUNNER is approachable, it's always one step ahead."
- Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.On and On
- 2.Harps
- 3.A Mere
- 4.The Invitations
- 5.Skyscraper
- 6.Harbor Bridges
- 7.New Patterns
- 8.Neighbors and Township
- 9.Pacific
- 10.The Runner
Spin: 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Pristine set-opener 'Aerial' and the elegantly gliding 'on a Letter' jangle and chime with mathematical precision..."
- Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Aerial
- 2.A Fuller Moon
- 3.On a Letter
- 4.CMS Sequence
- 5.Car Alarm
- 6.Weekend
- 7.New Schools
- 8.Window Sills
- 9.Down in the City
- 10.Pages
- 11.The Staircase
- 12.Mirrors
Spin: Highly Recommended - "...The first cute-rock supergroup....The result is strutting pop that grooves lightly across...Afropoppy riffing..."
- Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Jacking the Ball
- 2.Polio
- 3.Bring My Car I Feel to Smash It
- 4.Flat Lay the Water
- 5.Choice Blanket
- 6.Culabra Cut
- 7.Bombay
- 8.Show Boat Angel
- 9.So Long to the Captain
- 10.Lost in Autumn
- 11.Untitled
Rolling Stone: 3 stars out of 5 - "...A tempest of pastels: It's full of burbling electronic experimentation but still manages to always carry a tune..."
- Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Four Corners
- 2.Left Side Clouded
- 3.Hotel Tell
- 4.Le Baron
- 5.Shoulder Length
- 6.One Bedroom
- 7.Interiors
- 8.Mr. F
- 9.Try Nothing
- 10.Sound & Vision
- Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.The Biz
- 2.Leeora
- 3.The Kiss
- 4.Station in the Valley
- 5.Darkest Night
- 6.Sending
- 7.Escort
- 8.An Assassin
- 9.The Transaction
- 10.For Minor Sky
Rolling Stone: 3 stars out of 5 - "...A tempest of pastels: It's full of burbling electronic experimentation but still manages to always carry a tune..."
- Tracks of Disc 1
- 1.Four Corners
- 2.Left Side Clouded
- 3.Hotel Tell
- 4.Baron, Le
- 5.Shoulder Length
- 6.One Bedroom
- 7.Interiors
- 8.Mr. F
- 9.Try Nothing
- 10.Sound & Vision
- MatchThe Sea And Cake
- 100%Sam Prekop
- 59%Tortoise
- 39%Stereolab
- 38%Yo La Tengo
- 35%Mice Parade
- 35%Trans Am
- 28%Broken Social Scene
- 28%Jim O'Rourke
- 27%Pinback
- 26%Califone
- 25%Destroyer
- 25%Do Make Say Think
- 25%Superchunk
- 24%Archers of Loaf
- 24%The Clientele