The Sea and Cake

Like the best of the Sea and Cake's work, the sixth album from the Chicago indie outfit is a
tempest of pastels: It's full of burbling electronic experimentation but still manages to
always carry a tune. On the standout title track, telephone tones dial out a gentle melody
beneath the organic patter of drummer John McEntire's rimshots and Eric Claridge's light
Brazilian bass lines. The quirky keyboards on "Hotel Tell" sound delightfully futu... More >