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Mariel Tam The first album in three years from Chicago art-pop quartet the Sea and Cake, Oui is just the album for a dreamy, rainy afternoon. As unassuming and delicate as the sound of its title, Oui is filled with pretty, light-as-air melodies that catch in your mind even as the lyrics escape you. The emphasis here is on the music: Most songs, like the opener "Afternoon Speaker," weave together lilting, plucky guitars and pretty, gentle synths with light percussion thrown in. John McIntire's marimba lends a vaguely African vibe to "The Colony Room," and Track 2, "All the Photos," is a lazy, country-tinged instrumental, reminiscent of many an early Camper Van Beethoven melody. Sam Prekop's vocals are layered on as a kind of afterthought. It's the sound of his voice that matters, not what he's saying. He sings in an airy, languid falsetto, free-associating and playing with words. Prekop has described his lyric-writing as "most often relying on accidental combinations or lyrical dissonance to get ideas started," and his dream-like delivery means that his words tend to remain elusive unless you listen actively to grasp them. The Sea and Cake performs at Rudyard's British Pub (2010 Waugh Dr., (713) 521-0521) Oct. 20 with Thrill Jockey labelmates Town and Country. Expect a night of densely dreamy low-key pop from Chicago's ground zero of post-rock. - Mariel Tam
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