The Race - Music

Archer Prewitt Guitarist For The Sea And Cake And Formerly Of The Coctails Has Released Three Albums And An EP Under His Own Name. Prewitt's Guitar Work Is Integral To The Sound Of His Other Band The Sea And Cake As It Is For His Solo Work. However Here On His Own Prewitt Manages To Find An Entirely Different Tone And Timbre. Compared To His Previous Releases The Songs On Wilderness Are Primarily Spare With More Focused And Refined Arrangements. The Nymph-Like Siren Gazing From The Cover Of "Wilderness" Is A Pencil Drawing By Archer. He Describes Her As Being An Incorruptible Innocent An Omniscient "child Of Nature". This Fantastical Female Ties In With The Idea Present In Many Of His Lyrics ? Championing Love Above All Else Even In Life's Darkest Time. Prewitt's Art Does Not End There In Fact He Is Quite An Accomplished Visual Artist. The Third Issue Of His Sof Boy Comic Was Released In July By Drawn & Quarterly. The Character Has Been Licensed In Japan By Press Pop Gallery Where They Make Sof Boy Dolls Rings Carry-Bags And Other Assorted Collector's Items. In Addition To His Comic Work Archer Is A Regular Illustrator For The Chicago Reader And Various Periodicals. He Has Been Included In The Most Recent McSweeney's Comic Collection Edited By Chris Ware And Is Part Of The Traveling Comics Show "Raw Boiled And Cooked". Prewitt Has Had Two Gallery Exhibitions Of His Original Drawings And Prints In The Last Year And Has A Two-Man Show Opening In Chicago This November With Poster Artist Jay Ryan. Archer Prewitt's Well-Crafted And Self-Produced Songs Will Stand The Test Of Time. Wilderness Is An Album That Gains Appreciation With Repeated Listening. Artist Discography In The Sun 1997
White Sky 1999
Three 2002 Wilderness 2005 read less