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Press Quotes:
Oui is stunning easy listening in recession, but up close, it's genius. The production, the arrangements, the instrumentation, the electronics would sound cumbersome in the hands of the unexperienced, but the Sea and Cake fuse these elements with economy and care. If Oui doesn't erupt like an outright revolution, it's only because the band makes it look it too easy. Great art doesn't always come like a shot heard round the world. And maybe that's the mark of a truly brilliant work of music: it's explosive inspiration masquerading as a lullaby.
-- Pitchfork
The Sea and Cake has always been at the forefront of this scene, with a membership that includes former members of Shrimpboat (Sam Prekop), the terrifically underrated Coctails (Archer Prewitt), and the once promising but now rather dull Tortoise (John McEntire). What's impressive about the band is the ease with which it creates a textural approach to its songs, which float above tight but subdued rhythms interlaced by synthesizer, strings, reeds, marimba, and guitar. Meanwhile, Prekop's breathy vocals invite the listener to lean in to gather meaning -- or slip back and enjoy the flow.
--Harmony Central
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