The Sea and Cake
Everybody
(Thrill Jockey)
Release date: May 8, 2007
Curb Your Cynicism is a recurring blogtastic feature in which the music editor pithily enthuses about new releases and reissues he thinks will enhance your life and erode your cynicism about the state of music, circa now.
The Sea and Cake never get ruffled. The Sea and Cake never raise their voices. The Sea and Cake wear white after Labor Day—and get away with it, because they have that much panache. The Sea and Cake ar
Review by Shawn Smith
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Download: "Killing For Love" video from the Jose Gonzalez website
The "Off-Center" concert series at the Samueli Theater closed out their concert season with the quiet ballads of Swedish born Jose Gonzalez. It was a fitting choice as the first show of the year was Peter, Bjorn & John who also hail from Sweden.
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