Director Naomi Nagata made her video for "On And On," a tune from Chicago sophisti-rock veterans the Sea And Cake, through a process called sand animation. I'm not really sure what that is, but it…   Read Story »

The Sea And Cake dropped "Harps" in July; it was the first single from the band's wonderful new album, Runner, which was released in September. So it makes sense that they'd wait till late October to…   Read Story »

Next month, longtime Chicago smart-music scenesters the Sea And Cake will release their new album Runner, the follow-up and companion piece to last year's The Moonlight Butterfly. We've already…   Read Story »

Earlier this morning, Chicago indie rockers the Sea & Cake announced plans for a new album called Runner, the follow-up to last year's The Moonlight Butterfly. They also offered the first taste of…   Read Story »

Chicago veterans the Sea And Cake are following 2008's Car Alarm with their ninth collection, a six-song "mini-album" called The Moonlight Butterfly. Vocalist/guitarist Sam Prekop, multi-tasking…   Read Story »

Sam Prekop's most distinctive attribute is his voice -- that voice you've grown used to via longtime work with Shrimp Boat and the Sea And Cake (and via Broken Social Scene's Forgiveness Rock…   Read Story »

We all have to spend, even in a recession, so why not bank with Citibank and spend smarter? That's the premise of a new commercial in which folks share everyday examples of fiscal prudence. Citigroup…   Read Story »

The Sea & Cake's eighth album Car Alarm is out 10/21 via Thrill Jockey. A couple weeks ago, we posted the sun-kissed summertime video for electro-infused "Weekend." In this week's Drop, we debuted…   Read Story »

The Sea & Cake's eighth album Car Alarm is out 10/21 via Thrill Jockey. A couple weeks ago, we posted the sun-kissed summertime video for electro-infused "Weekend." In this week's Drop, we're…   Read Story »

As its title might suggest, the Sea & Cake's new video for "Weekend" arrives right on time for each of our individual weekends. It comes from their forthcoming eighth album Car Alarm, which follows…   Read Story »