Cake
Cake
Artist Information
Genres: Alternative Pop/Rock, Post-Grunge
Active: 90's, 2000's
Formed: 1992 in Sacramento, CA
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Biography
Best-known for their ubiquitous hit "The Distance," Cake epitomized the postmodern, irony-drenched aesthetic of 䀘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 delight in the clashes that resulted. Their songs were filled with lyrical non sequiturs, pop-culture references, and smirky satire, all delivered with bone-dry detachment by speak-singing frontman John McCrea.
Discography
Release: 2007
Label: Upbeat
Release: October 4, 2004
Label: Columbia