Everybody, the Sea and Cake's latest, is one of the most sparklingly vibrant records you'll hear this year.  Full text...

They're still in the business of being a pop band, and this might be their most direct pop record.  Full text...

Though it's the first Sea and Cake album not to be engineered and produced solely by McEntire (Brian Paulson ran the boards at Key Club), Everybody has a crystalline clarity. Every element, from kick drum to keyboard, sounds as if it has been wrapped in shiny plastic so as not to impinge too much on its neighbors.  Full text...

For a band that is as well-regarded as they are, Everybody might be less than lustrous in their own catalog but tops most group's bests.  Full text...

Everybody succeeds in helping the band rediscover its identity. In the meantime, we have a look back at the past and a glimpse forward toward the future.  Full text...

Everybody is a much more organic affair than its predecessors. The programmed elements of those albums—the canned beats, robotic blips, and sterile synthesizers—are gone, replaced by the unadulterated musical chops of Claridge, Prewitt, Prekop, and drummer/keyboardist John McEntire.  Full text...