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CAKE came out of Sacramento, California, in the early nineties with a sound nobody else on alternative radio was making: John McCrea's dry, half-spoken vocals up front, Vince DiFiore's trumpet answering him, and a rhythm section that kept things lean and funky. Where most 90s alternative bands leaned on volume and angst, CAKE went the other way — wry, precise, and a little detached, with touches of country and folk folded in. Songs like "The Distance" and their deadpan cover of "I Will Survive" made them one of the most recognisable bands of the decade without them ever quite sounding like part of it.
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Fashion Nugget (1996). Their second album is where everything clicked: "The Distance" is the single most people know first, and it sits alongside their cover of "I Will Survive" and the brooding "Frank Sinatra." It's the clearest introduction to the trumpet-and-talking style that defines them.
Biography
Cake (stylized as CAKE) is an American rock band from Sacramento, California, consisting of singer John McCrea, trumpeter/keyboardist Vince DiFiore, guitarist Xan McCurdy, bassist Daniel McCallum, and drummer Todd Roper. The band has been through many lineup changes but in all of them McCrea and DiFiore have been consistently in the band since the start. The band has also been noted for McCrea's droll sarcastic lyrics and deadpan vocals, and their wide-ranging musical influences, including norteño, country music, mariachi, disco, rock, funk, folk music, and hip-hop.
Cake was formed in August of 1991 by McCrea, DiFiore, Greg Brown (guitar), Frank French (drums), and Shon Meckfessel (bass) who soon left and was replaced by Gabe Nelson. Following the self-release of its debut album, Motorcade of Generosity, the band was signed to Capricorn Records in 1995 and released its first single, "Rock 'n' Roll Lifestyle", which hit number 35 on the Modern Rock Tracks music chart and was featured on MTV's 120 Minutes; French and Nelson then left the band, and were replaced by Todd Roper and Victor Damiani.
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Studio albums
Discography
Official studio albums and EPs.
- 2011Showroom of CompassionAlbum
- 2005WheelsEP
- 2004Pressure ChiefAlbum
- 2001Comfort EagleAlbum
- 1997Prolonging the MagicAlbum
- 1996Fashion NuggetAlbum
- 1994Motorcade of GenerosityAlbum
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