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{{Infobox album
| name       = Car Alarm
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[The Sea and Cake]]
| cover      = CarAlarm.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = {{Start date|2008|10|21}}
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     = [[Soma Electronic Music Studios]]
| genre      = [[Indie rock]], [[post-rock]]
| length     = {{Duration|m=38|s=30}}
| label      = [[Thrill Jockey]]
| producer   =
| prev_title = [[Everybody (The Sea and Cake album)|Everybody]]
| prev_year  = 2007
| next_title = [[The Moonlight Butterfly]]
| next_year  = 2011
}}
{{Music ratings
| MC = 73/100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/car-alarm/the-sea-and-cake|title=Car Alarm by The Sea and Cake|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=April 8, 2017}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/car-alarm-mw0000798856|title=Car Alarm - The Sea and Cake|work=[[AllMusic]]|first=John|last=Bush|access-date=April 8, 2017}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev2score = 8.0/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12364-car-alarm/|title=The Sea and Cake: Car Alarm|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|first=Mark|last=Richardson|date=October 24, 2008|access-date=April 8, 2017}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/the-sea-and-cake-car-alarm/|title=The Sea and Cake: Car Alarm|work=[[PopMatters]]|first=Elizabeth|last=Newton|date=October 20, 2008|access-date=April 8, 2017}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/the-sea-and-cake-car-alarm|title=The Sea and Cake: Car Alarm|work=[[Slant Magazine]]|first=Wilson|last=McBee|date=October 16, 2008|access-date=April 8, 2017}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev5score = favorable<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2008/11/sea-and-cake-car-alarm-thrill-jockey/|title=The Sea and Cake, 'Car Alarm' (Thrill Jockey)|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|first=Shannon|last=Zimmerman|date=November 7, 2008|access-date=April 8, 2017}}</ref>
}}
'''''Car Alarm''''' is the eighth studio album by [[The Sea and Cake]], released on [[Thrill Jockey]].
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| title1 = Aerial
| length1 = 4:18
| title2 = A Fuller Moon
| length2 = 4:08
| title3 = On a Letter
| length3 = 3:45
| title4 = CMS Sequence
| length4 = 1:06
| title5 = Car Alarm
| length5 = 3:16
| title6 = Weekend
| length6 = 2:42
| title7 = New Schools
| length7 = 3:33
| title8 = Window Sills
| length8 = 3:45
| title9 = Down in the City
| length9 = 3:25
| title10 = Pages
| length10 = 3:58
| title11 = The Staircase
| length11 = 2:59
| title12 = Mirrors
| length12 = 1:37
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese edition bonus track
| title13 = Also Ran
| length13 = 2:59
}}
==Personnel==
* [[Sam Prekop]] – vocals, guitar, keyboards
* [[Archer Prewitt]] – guitar, keyboards, steel drums
* [[Eric Claridge]] – bass guitar
* [[John McEntire]] – drums, keyboards, steel drums, percussion
==Charts==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
!scope="col"| Chart
!scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"| US [[Heatseekers Albums]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/419068/the-sea-and-cake/chart?f=324|title=The Sea and Cake - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=April 8, 2017|archive-date=April 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409033144/http://www.billboard.com/artist/419068/the-sea-and-cake/chart?f=324|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 12
|-
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Discogs master|24342|Car Alarm}}
* [http://www.thrilljockey.com/products/car-alarm ''Car Alarm''] at [[Thrill Jockey]]
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{{Authority control}}
[[Category:2008 albums]]
[[Category:The Sea and Cake albums]]
[[Category:Thrill Jockey albums]]