Sam Prekop is a musician and an artist based in Chicago, Illinois. Sam is best known as the lead singer and guitarist for the legendary band the Sea and Cake as well as his solo efforts and his earlier Chicago band Shrimp Boat. He was born in London and grew up in Chicago and studied art at the Kansas City Art Institute.
His paintings have been shown at the Clementine Gallery in New York, the MCA in Houston, the Pompidou Center in Paris, the Modern Institute in Glasgow, and many others.
In more recent times, Sam has focused on his photography which he uses for many of the Sean and Cake releases. He has toured the world playing music countless times over.
His solo discography includes 1999: Sam Prekop (Thrill Jockey) 2005: Who's Your New Professor (Thrill Jockey) 2010: Old Punch Card (Thrill Jockey) 2015: The Republic (Thrill Jockey) and his just released “Comma” (Thrill Jockey).