Their ninth album, "The Moonlight Butterfly," their first in two and a half years since their last, "Car Alarm" (RZCM-4663), seems to have reached the source of their creativity that they have cultivated as a band. The coming and going of ...The Sea and CakeThe album, with the band's sound at its core, but with an experimental approach that allows the band's broader worldview to unfold, is like watching a movie. The use of analog synthesizers and the broadening of the instrumental layers used, which can also be heard in Sam Prekop's solo work, can be heard throughout the album. The recording of this album was done by John McEntire, as on the previous album. The sound of delicacy is created by the accumulation ofThe Sea and CakeThe result is a six-song mini-album with a wonderful finish that allows the listener to enjoy the melodies of the This album is a masterpiece that is as good as the early masterpiece "THE BIZ" (3rd album in 1995), the 2000 masterpiece "oui" (5th album), which is very popular in Japan, and Sam's 1st solo album in 1999 (a jazzy masterpiece produced by Jim O'Rourke). This album is sure to attract many Japanese music fans once again. The band also plans to release a long-awaited full-length album at the end of 2011 or early 2012. Check out their latest pop sound as they continue to take on new challenges without resting on the laurels of their long career!

01. Covers
02. Lyric
03. The Moonlight Butterfly
04. Up on the North Shore
05. Inn Keeping
06. Monday