Everybody
Studio album by
The Sea and Cake
ReleasedMay 8, 2007 (2007-05-08)
StudioKey Club in Benton Harbor, Michigan
Soma Electronic Music Studios in Chicago, Illinois
GenreIndie rock, post-rock
Length36:32
LabelThrill Jockey
The Sea and Cake chronology
Glass
(2003)		 Everybody
(2007)		 Car Alarm
(2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Exclaim!favorable[3]
Pitchfork7.6/10[4]
PopMatters[5]
Spinfavorable[6]
Stylus MagazineB[7]

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

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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
11."Mis"2:57
12."Breathless"3:59

Personnel

Charts

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

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 Khanna, Vish (April 19, 2007). "The Sea and Cake - Everybody". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Crock, Jason (May 8, 2007). "The Sea and Cake: Everybody". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  5. 1 2 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.
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