Cake

Cake
Formed: 1992 in Sacramento, CA
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Styles: Alternative Pop/Rock, Post-Grunge
Group Members: Xan McCurdy, Victor Damiani, Vince Di Fiore, John McCrea, Todd Roper, Greg Brown, Gabe Nelson, Pete McNeal, Sean McFessel, Frank French
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
Fashion Nugget [Explicit Lyrics]
Released: 1996
Label: Volcano 3 Heritage
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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 review
Pressure Chief
Released: 2004
Label: COLUMBIA
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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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