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  1. ChipR.
    Apr 22, 2001
    10
    Great TSAC. These guys are making easy for us to have ears.
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  2. JoelR.
    Sep 24, 2001
    9
    While "The Biz" is my favorite (and I seem to be one of the only ones left to feel so), this is a glorious album. The Pitchfork review perfectly reflects my feelings on TSAC. They have been my favorite band since my first listening to "Nassau" sometime in '95. Huzzah for The Sea and Cake!
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  3. davepv
    Feb 22, 2005
    8
    A high 8. Only because 'the biz' is a 10, and 'the fawn' a nine. (they should allow a 8.5) There is a strange perfection at work here. The music equivalent of a very smooth, mellow and sweet scotch-- you have no choice but to love it, as your belly is warmed. 'The Biz' blows your mind, this massages. Great stuff.
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Metascore
75 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
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  1. Magnet
    70
    Liquid guitar licks, bobbing bass lines, slow-tumbling vibes and lush strings float in and out of the mix, wrapping snugly around Sam Prekop's mellow croon. There's nothing life-changing here, but it's nice; and sometimes nice is enough. [#47, p.116]
  2. All Music Guide
    80
    Quite possibly the finest of the group' s five albums to date.... A sophisticated pop pleasure from start to finish, Oui is the aural equivalent of a perpetual Indian summer.
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  3. Rolling Stone
    70
    On Oui, the Sea and Cake continue to pursue their instrumental excursions as they evolve decisively into an art-drone groove band.
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