The Fawn (album) explained

The Fawn
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Sea and Cake
Cover:	The Fawn (album).jpg
Released:	March 26, 1997
Recorded:	October 1996 at Soma, Chicago
Genre:	Indie Post rock
Length:	40:46
Label:	Thrill Jockey
Producer:	John McEntire^[1]
Prev Title:	The Biz
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Oui
Next Year:	2000

The Fawn is the fourth album by The Sea and Cake.^{[2] [3]}

Critical reception

The A.V. Club wrote that "everything The Sea and Cake touches turns to sweet, surprising, deadpan pop magic."^[4] The Washington Post called the songs "relatively pithy," writing that the band "doesn't try to overwhelm, but it underwhelms quite agreeably."^[5] CMJ New Music Monthly wrote that "fans of the earlier records will find The Fawn surprisingly dense-sounding, with its base layer of drum and keyboard filling the rests where silence used to be."^[6]

Track listing

1. "Sporting Life" – 4:54
2. "The Argument" – 5:02
3. "The Fawn" – 3:07
4. "The Ravine" – 3:18
5. "Rossignol" – 3:30
6. "There You Are" – 4:48
7. "Civilise" – 3:21
8. "Bird and Flag" – 3:51
9. "Black Tree in the Bee Yard" – 3:04
10. "Do Now Fairly Well" – 5:51

Personnel

• Sam Prekop – vocals, guitar
• Archer Prewitt – guitar, organ, vibes
• Eric Claridge – bass
• John McEntire – drums, electric piano

Notes and References

1. Web site: Record Reviews. www.austinchronicle.com.
2. Web site: The Sea and Cake | Biography & History. AllMusic.
3. Book: Buckley, Peter. The Rough Guide to Rock. January 7, 2003. Rough Guides. 9781843531050. Google Books.
4. Web site: The Sea and Cake: The Fawn. Music. 29 March 2002 .
5. Web site: THE SEA AND CAKE. Mark. Jenkins. May 2, 1997. www.washingtonpost.com.
6. Web site: Reviews. CMJ New Music Monthly. June 7, 1997. CMJ Network, Inc.. Google Books.