The Sea and Cake frontman Sam Prekop has just released his second solo album, Who’s Your New Professor. It fits perfectly into his catalog of soulful tropical jazz-rock, a sound he has been cultivating since the mid ’80s when he was in the latin-jazz/folk/soul/southern-rock-influenced Shrimp Boat. Aside from making music, Prekop also paints. Some of his pieces contain simple geometric shapes on canvas that have been said to resemble cityscapes.
PM: I was living in Santa Cruz when I really got into your first solo album. I could relate the mood of the music to a pleasant, coastal California atmosphere. I've been listening to Professor a lot while I’ve been here in London, and find it to work in perfectly as I travel in and out of the crowds. I know that location and climate play a big part on my interpretation of the music as a listener, but what role do they play when the music is being composed?
SP: I don’t know, because I usually compose the music in a tiny little room with hardly even a window. The actual location doesn’t matter as much. I can’t compose the music for people listening in different places. I know what you mean, though. I love to listen on the bus. I like the idea of people listening to music in the world and how the world affects it.
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