Everybody (The Sea and Cake album)

Everybody is a 2007 studio album by The Sea and Cake, released on Thrill Jockey.[8]

Everybody
Studio album by The Sea and Cake
Released	May 8, 2007
Studio	Key Club in Benton Harbor, Michigan Soma Electronic Music Studios in Chicago, Illinois
Genre	Indie rock, post-rock
Length	36:32
Label	Thrill Jockey
The Sea and Cake chronology
Glass (2003) Everybody (2007) Car Alarm (2008)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Exclaim!	favorable[3]
Pitchfork	7.6/10[4]
PopMatters	[5]
Spin	favorable[6]
Stylus Magazine	B[7]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Everybody received an average score of 74% based on 24 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[1]

Jason Crock of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.6 out of 10, saying, "It's been four years since their last album, and Chicago's post-rock heyday has past, but the Sea and Cake remain relevant simply by becoming more transparent."[4] Michael Franco of PopMatters gave the album 6 stars out of 10, stating that "this is the most rock-based album the Sea and Cake have made, but it still sounds modern, sophisticated, and ultra-cool."[5] Vish Khanna of Exclaim! called it "a mature yet adventurous effort by the Sea and Cake."[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Mis"	2:57
12.	"Breathless"	3:59

Personnel

• Sam Prekop – vocals, guitar
• Archer Prewitt – guitar, vocals, keyboards
• Eric Claridge – bass guitar, keyboards
• John McEntire – drums, vibraphone, keyboards, percussion
• Ken Champion – pedal steel guitar

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9]	9
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10]	32

References

1. "Everybody by The Sea and Cake". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
2. Bush, John. "Everybody - The Sea and Cake". AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
3. Khanna, Vish (April 19, 2007). "The Sea and Cake - Everybody". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
4. Crock, Jason (May 8, 2007). "The Sea and Cake: Everybody". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
5. Franco, Michael (May 8, 2007). "The Sea and Cake: Everybody". PopMatters. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
6. Young, Jon (June 11, 2007). "The Sea and Cake, 'Everybody' (Thrill Jockey)". Spin. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
7. Rosenberg, Tal (May 18, 2007). "The Sea and Cake - Everybody". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on February 4, 2010. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
8. Ciminelli, Eddie (January 2, 2008). "Everybody Enduring: An Interview with Sam Prekop". PopMatters. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
9. "The Sea and Cake - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
10. "The Sea and Cake - Chart history - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2017.

External links

• Everybody at Discogs (list of releases)
• Everybody at Thrill Jockey