Sam Prekop (album)

Sam Prekop
Studio album by Sam Prekop
Released	1999
Genre	Post-rock
Label	Thrill Jockey
Producer	Jim O'Rourke
Sam Prekop chronology
Sam Prekop (1999) Who's Your New Professor (2005)

Sam Prekop is the debut album by the American musician Sam Prekop, released in 1999.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Pitchfork	8.9/10
Rolling Stone

The Chicago Tribune wrote: "On his solo debut, the singer still suggests the breeziness of bossa nova and the nuance of after-hours jazz without actually embracing either style. The music has a slightly wider palette than his guitar-based bands, with keyboards, violins and cornet flavoring the arrangements."

Track listing

1. "Showrooms" – 4:22
2. "The Company" – 4:17
3. "Practice Twice" – 4:06
4. "A Cloud to the Back" – 3:56
5. "Don't Bother" – 5:21
6. "Faces and People" – 7:00
7. "On Such Favors" – 3:40
8. "The Shadow" – 4:48
9. "Smaller Rivers" – 2:41
10. "So Shy" – 5:19

Credits

• Backing vocals: Jim O'Rourke (tracks: 1 & 7)
• Bass: Joshua Abrams
• Cornet: Rob Mazurek
• Guitar: Archer Prewitt
• Organ synthesized strings, guitar, six-string bass, electric piano, slide guitar: Jim O'Rourke
• Percussion: Chad Taylor
• Producer: Jim O'Rourke
• Triangle, maracas, tambourine: John McEntire
• Violin, viola: Julie Pomerleau

External links

• Rolling Stone interview: Sam Prekop Deflates Solo Offering