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| Group Members: Xan McCurdy, Victor Damiani, Vince Di Fiore, John McCrea, Todd Roper, Greg Brown, Gabe Nelson, Pete McNeal, Sean McFessel, Frank French
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| Biography: Best-known for their ubiquitous hit "The Distance," Cake epitomized the postmodern, irony-drenched aesthetic of ‘90s geek-rock. Their sound freely mixed and matched pastiches of widely varying genres -- white-boy funk, hip-hop, country, new wave pop, jazz, college rock, and guitar rock -- with a particular ...Read full biography |
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Released: 1996 Label: Volcano 3 Heritage Critics' Rating:  Sounding like a suburban, melodic white-funk-injected version of King Missile's performance art/standup comedy, "The Distance" became a novelty hit in the fall of 1996, sending Cake's second album, Fashion ...Read full reviewReleased: 2004 Label: COLUMBIA Critics' Rating:  Released in 2004, Pressure Chief marks Cake's tenth year with a set of sardonic, engaging alternative pop that shows the Sacramento band's economical sound unwilted after all these years. Chief features ...Read full review
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