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Track Listings
| 1. Showrooms |
| 2. Company |
| 3. Practice Twice |
| 4. Cloud To The Back |
| 5. Don't Bother |
| 6. Faces And People |
| 7. On Such Favors |
| 8. Shadow |
| 9. Smaller Rivers |
| 10. So Shy |
Product Description
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Singer, guitarist, and texturalist Sam Prekop has beguiled critics for years, from his days with Shrimp Boat to more recent times with the Sea & Cake. His debut dips from the same musical pool, hinging in a big way on Chicago's advanced musical strange birds that accompany Prekop. Jim O'Rourke, known as much for his noise explorations as for his less steely sense of lush sonics, is the producer--and shows up on several tunes as an instrumentalist. Likewise, Archer Prewitt, a veteran of the Coctails, and drummer Chad Taylor add a harmonic framework and rhythmic pinning to Prekop's extravagantly slack tunes. Prekop writes for bending, clean guitars and near-samba energies, wincing out vocals that sound smoothed by an uncertain anguish. Musically, there's lots going on--recessive, siren-like pitches; plush layers behind a relaxed postpop, postrock, postjazz toss-it-all; and a huge amount of pure song craft. There's great balance here between sonic indulgence and economics, evident in the mix of pluck and sculpted slush in the strings and guitars. --Andrew Bartlett
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Whether you call it space pop, bachelor pad or whatever, Chicago's Sam Prekop has got it mastered. For his self-titled debut album, he has gathered together members of the Thrill Jockey-Drag City axis, including Josh Abrams, Jim O'Rourke and fellow Sea And Cake member Archer Prewitt for a set of easygoing pop songs. Drawing on '60s and Brazilian pop, jazz and ambient music, they create atmospheres that are both emotionally and intellectually satisfying.
Prekop sings in a sort of half falsetto that floats above the music lending anair of detachment without feeling disjointed. One of the most impressive aspects of this recording, however, is the orchestration. "Faces And People" is a hypnotising mix of earlyPink Floyd and ambient new age. The strings on "Showrooms" add to the atmosphere, and the cornet in "Practice Twice" sounds like it's been there since the beginning of time.
Prekop sings in a sort of half falsetto that floats above the music lending anair of detachment without feeling disjointed. One of the most impressive aspects of this recording, however, is the orchestration. "Faces And People" is a hypnotising mix of earlyPink Floyd and ambient new age. The strings on "Showrooms" add to the atmosphere, and the cornet in "Practice Twice" sounds like it's been there since the beginning of time.
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