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In 1995, the band contributed the song \"The Fontana\" to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Bothered produced by the Red Hot Organization. Starting with 1997's The Fawn, the group has relied on electronic sound sources, such as drum machines and synthesizers, to color its music, but has retained its distinctive post-jazz combo style. The band has shied away from releasing singles, preferring the album format. Contrary to his multi-instrumentalist role in Tortoise, John McEntire essentially plays only drums in The Sea and Cake.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMembers Sam Prekop and Archer Prewitt each have released solo albums. The cover art of The Sea And Cake's releases are largely paintings by Eric Claridge and photographs by Prekop. (Postcards of some of the One Bedroom-era photos were sold on the band's 2003 tour.) Prewitt has been involved in publishing his own comic books and doing graphic design.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe band was on hiatus from 2004 to 2007, returning with Everybody. The band's most recent album, Car Alarm, was released in October 2008.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn October 2010,the band released \"Skies\" as a special single to accompany their tour with Broken Social Scene.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/The+Sea+and+Cake","playStationPath":"/stations/113314390/play","stationId":113314390,"bioPath":"/music/The+Sea+and+Cake/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Minus+the+Bear","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/cb6/cb6b9486576d7528c870df8eeac606f3_md.jpg","artistName":"Minus the Bear","artistId":2224,"station_id":113351200},{"musicPath":"/music/Clinic","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5e9/5e93134fe2609f5e08d37b0c6f7a3e16_md.jpg","artistName":"Clinic","artistId":971,"station_id":114036910},{"musicPath":"/music/Mercury+Rev","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/96f/96f58db0246096999b8d194a0faeab3e_md.jpg","artistName":"Mercury Rev","artistId":1275,"station_id":113314200},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Fiery+Furnaces","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f9b/f9bfb99bed46967e25b6a4f38dc00033_md.jpg","artistName":"The Fiery Furnaces","artistId":2310,"station_id":113382277},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Walkmen","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/199/1992fecaec096af1dd8beed75c2a2fe3_md.jpg","artistName":"The Walkmen","artistId":777,"station_id":113355785},{"musicPath":"/music/Quasi","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b7b/b7bdac61fb92643bd1a7d55ce04f2e2b_md.jpg","artistName":"Quasi","artistId":2242,"station_id":113478451},{"musicPath":"/music/Labradford","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d84/d8458d389b3e31a7da2ffac69521449f_md.jpg","artistName":"Labradford","artistId":1244,"station_id":115979665},{"musicPath":"/music/Pram","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ea4/ea42f30a2bb8a8b61fba6dd5f4cfb1c0_md.jpg","artistName":"Pram","artistId":1747,"station_id":113512523},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Notwist","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4d8/4d8ca1668ccb79afadb8811625d30f64_md.jpg","artistName":"The Notwist","artistId":2693,"station_id":113298471},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Apples+in+Stereo","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/55d/55d555993443cbbd11f917802dfbbfe5_md.jpg","artistName":"The Apples in Stereo","artistId":2285,"station_id":113485948},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Shins","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/be4/be44a85a9f456880496e1551782534f3_md.jpg","artistName":"The Shins","artistId":761,"station_id":113290399},{"musicPath":"/music/Sam+Prekop","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1f7/1f7bcb38f9aba05e32368759248df34b_md.jpg","artistName":"Sam Prekop","artistId":61460,"station_id":262259079},{"musicPath":"/music/Camper+Van+Beethoven","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/775/7751aad5f80c4a2140f3991af89e650d_md.jpg","artistName":"Camper Van Beethoven","artistId":1830,"station_id":113270414},{"musicPath":"/music/Stars","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e3b/e3b0053e975fa1ef008387db7346d000_md.jpg","artistName":"Stars","artistId":1580,"station_id":113268037},{"musicPath":"/music/Pernice+Brothers","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5ba/5ba3fad20240ebbf24785bcfc7cd8aeb_md.jpg","artistName":"Pernice Brothers","artistId":10033,"station_id":113537130},{"musicPath":"/music/Wilco","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/932/9320f38831e00124b7ba7defa9404c21_md.jpg","artistName":"Wilco","artistId":2051,"station_id":113262777},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Helio+Sequence","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/cc2/cc27f28b5c2c08aea62064a5079e9705_md.jpg","artistName":"The Helio Sequence","artistId":10673,"station_id":114014034},{"musicPath":"/music/Deerhunter","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8d6/8d6bd97ba83fe4832169fc93f000990b_md.jpg","artistName":"Deerhunter","artistId":10433,"station_id":113485938}]}