Cake - Pressure Chief

Artist:

Cake

UPC:

886978829825

Description:

"Idiosyncratic alternative pop" immediately comes to mind when trying to describe Cake to the uninitiated. On the band`s fifth album, PRESSURE CHIEF, John McCrea and company continue down the same creative path with their tried-and-true knapsack of sonic elements--McCrea`s deadpan phrasing, sprinklings of trumpet, and off-kilter hooks that manage to work in spite of themselves.
Fueled by its frontman`s progressive views on everyday life, this Sacramento quartet takes aim at a depleted ozone layer (the faux-punk-meets-Kraftwerk "Carbon Monoxide"), the intrusiveness of modern technology (a jittery, keyboard-laden "No Phone"), and society`s prevailing "get-it-now" sentiments (the loping ""Waiting"). McCrea also tries his hand at legit singing, and he ends up sounding sincere, whether it`s on the R.E.M.-like "She`ll Hang the Baskets" (featuring guest guitarist Chuck Prophet) or a heartfelt walk through Bread`s 1970s nugget "The Guitar Man," adding yet another quirky cover choice to the group`s pantheon. Oddball yet endearing, PRESSURE CHIEF furthers Cake`s successful pursuit of loose and non-conformist pop music.

Album Information

Release Date:

10/05/2004

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Alternative

Label:

BMG (distributor)

Catalog Number:

788298

Original Release Year:

2004

# of Discs:

1

SPARS Coding:

DDD

Studio/Live:

Studio

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