Who's Your New Professor

Sam Prekop, Sam Prekop | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 8, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Thrill Jockey
• ASIN: B0007KTIQU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #214,785 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Something

2. Magic Step

3. Dot Eye

4. Two Dedications

5. Chicago People

6. Little Bridges

7. A Splendid Hollow

8. C & F

9. Neighbor To Neighbor

10. Density

11. Between Outside

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

This second solo release by the leader of The Sea and Cake is a perfectly rendered miniature. Not only do the eleven songs have the feel of table-top sized vignettes, but the entire set clocks in respectably under thirty-eight minutes. Near-tropical rhythms, coupled with frisky and layered strumming, give this album a feel more removed from the friendly urban architecture of his other work, both solo and with his band. A visual artist as well as a musician, the songs seem informed by a painter's eye, as Prekop works all areas of the canvas into a integrated whole. Working with the same small ensemble as previously, there's a casual surface to the proceeds that slowly reveal finely wrought writing and arrangements and unusual tunings. -- David Greenberger

Product Description

Five years after he stepped out of the tall shadow of his other band, The Sea And Cake, Prekop returns with another pop masterpiece of breezy, crisp, offbeat pop perfection with "Who's Your New Professor". Features Archer Prewitt, Chad Taylor, Rob Mazurek and Josh Abrams.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's all about density!, February 19, 2011

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chrissy "chrissy" (lewes, de) - See all my reviews

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If anything buy this album just for the song density. It is probably my favorite prekop song of all. Just a beautiful song....especially the 2nd half instrumental. I can listen to it 10 times over. The first song and last 4 songs of the album are all spectacular...pick it up.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Blanket of Red Wine, April 11, 2005

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Nathan Lindsay (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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I've always found solo projects both interesting and rewarding after first hearing the subject's group offerings. Pointedly, they allow a glimpse into the construction of the larger vehicle.
In considering Sam Prekop one can discern the richly sown rhythms he offers his fellow band mates of the Sea and Cake (with Archer Prewitt weaving intricate pop melodies as John McEntire percussively brings them both together).
With Who's Your New Professor, he continues to prove his worth as a master craftsman, offering eleven tracks of material steeped in exotic, soothing tones. Both a visual and audio artist, Prekop's work here shows definitive maturity and timeliness.
With the first few bars of track one, Something, the listener is exposed to Prekop's signature vocal melodies and near Bossanova rhythms. From there, the album progresses naturally and seamlessly. Though equally as masterful as his previous solo work, Who's Your New Professor seems both tighter in construction and slightly more exploratory.
All in all, a beautiful addition to a Sunday drive, a relaxing evening at home, or a fine bottle of red wine.

4.0 out of 5 stars pretty good, September 3, 2011

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duder (dallas) - See all my reviews

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very chill mellow album, with an original sound. bought it a while back prior to itunes...so, yeah, check it out.