abstract:The Sea and Cake is an indie rock band with a jazz influence based in Chicago. The group formed in the mid-1990s from members of The Coctails (Archer Prewitt), Shrimp Boat (Sam Prekop and Eric Claridge), and Tortoise (John McEntire); the group's name came from a willful reinterpretation (as the result of an accidental miscomprehension) of "The C in Cake", a song by Gastr del Sol.
That said, they still ended up having about 31 musicians involved, including appearances from Leslie Feist, Emily Haines, Amy Millan, TheSeaand Cake's Sam Prekop and more.
The usual suspects are mostly present: Feist, Emily Haines and Amy Millan, as well as members of Do Make Say Think, Tortoise and even TheSeaand Cake's Sam Prekop.