Car Alarm (album)
Car Alarm is a 2008 studio album by The Sea and Cake, released on Thrill Jockey.
| Car Alarm | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 21, 2008 | |||
| Studio | Soma Electronic Music Studios | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, post-rock | |||
| Length | 38:30 | |||
| Label | Thrill Jockey | |||
| The Sea and Cake chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10[3] |
| PopMatters | [4] |
| Slant Magazine |  [5] |
| Spin | favorable[6] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aerial" | 4:18 |
| 2. | "A Fuller Moon" | 4:08 |
| 3. | "On a Letter" | 3:45 |
| 4. | "CMS Sequence" | 1:06 |
| 5. | "Car Alarm" | 3:16 |
| 6. | "Weekend" | 2:42 |
| 7. | "New Schools" | 3:33 |
| 8. | "Window Sills" | 3:45 |
| 9. | "Down in the City" | 3:25 |
| 10. | "Pages" | 3:58 |
| 11. | "The Staircase" | 2:59 |
| 12. | "Mirrors" | 1:37 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Also Ran" | 2:59 |
Personnel
- Sam Prekop – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Archer Prewitt – guitar, keyboards, steel drums
- Eric Claridge – bass guitar
- John McEntire – drums, keyboards, steel drums, percussion
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] | 12 |
References
- "Car Alarm by The Sea and Cake". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- Bush, John. "Car Alarm - The Sea and Cake". AllMusic. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- Richardson, Mark (October 24, 2008). "The Sea and Cake: Car Alarm". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- Newton, Elizabeth (October 20, 2008). "The Sea and Cake: Car Alarm". PopMatters. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- McBee, Wilson (October 16, 2008). "The Sea and Cake: Car Alarm". Slant Magazine. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- Zimmerman, Shannon (November 7, 2008). "The Sea and Cake, 'Car Alarm' (Thrill Jockey)". Spin. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- "The Sea and Cake - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
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