Oui (album)
Appearance
Oui | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 3, 2000 | |||
Genre | Indie Post-rock Bossa nova | |||
Length | 40:34 | |||
Label | Thrill Jockey | |||
The Sea and Cake chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 75/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork Media | 9.0/10[5] |
Spin | 5/10[6] |
Oui is the fifth album by The Sea and Cake, released on Thrill Jockey.[7][8]
Critical reception
[edit]Trouser Press called the album "lackluster," writing that it "adheres closely to the formula but fails to generate any sort of spark from it."[9] The Chicago Tribune called it the band's "most delicately engrossing work, its charms illustrated in tiny moments of bliss such as the ghostly, Jobim-like fade of 'The Colony Room' or the lush yet fragile orchestrations of 'Seemingly'."[10] SF Weekly deemed it "an unfortunate downtempo detour."[11]
Track listing
[edit]- "Afternoon Speaker" – 4:18
- "All the Photos" – 3:19
- "You Beautiful Bastard" – 5:54
- "The Colony Room" – 4:10
- "The Leaf" – 4:24
- "Everyday" – 3:01
- "Two Dolphins" – 3:45
- "Midtown" – 2:56
- "Seemingly" – 4:46
- "I Missed the Glance" – 4:01
References
[edit]- ^ "Oui by The Sea and Cake" – via www.metacritic.com.
- ^ Oui at AllMusic
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: The Sea and Cake". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 319.
- ^ "The Sea and Cake: Oui". Pitchfork.
- ^ "Reviews". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. November 5, 2000 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Sea and Cake Oui". exclaim.ca.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (February 5, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Shrimp Boat". Trouser Press. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Kot, Greg (3 November 2000). "LITTLE BITS OF BLISS". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ "The Sea and Cake". SF Weekly. February 12, 2003.
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