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Sacramento, United States (1991 – present)

Cake is a band formed in 1991 in Sacramento, California. They have had several hits throughout the 1990s and 2000s from their five albums.

Although Cake’s music is often classified as alternative or indie rock, it combines multiple musical genres, such as , pop, jazz, rap, and country. Cake’s music features droll lyrics rife with word play and syncopation (laconically voiced in a rap-like style by lead vocalist/guitarist John McCrea), catchy distorted guitar riffs (courtesy of guitarist Greg Brown until 1998, and bass player to Victor Damiani until 1997), and a solo trumpet (played by Vince DiFiore). Cake’s musical style has been compared to They Might Be Giants, Talking Heads, The Cars, and Camper Van Beethoven.

Damiani left the band in 1997, replaced by Gabe Nelson. Greg Brown left in 1998, replaced by Xan McCurdy. Brown and Damiani continued to work together when they formed the band Deathray. Todd Roper left the band to focus on parenthood after recording Comfort Eagle.

Cake’s biggest hits have included “PlayThe Distance”, “PlayNever There”, “PlaySheep Go to Heaven” “PlayRock ‘n’ Roll Lifestyle”, “PlayNo Phone”, “PlayShort Skirt/Long Jacket”, and an alternative remake of Gloria Gaynor’s “PlayI Will Survive”. An instrumental version of Cake’s “Italian Leather Sofa” is featured as the theme song to the cartoon Mission Hill. The song “Shadow Stabbing” from Comfort Eagle appears in the opening credits of the movies Orange County and Wordplay. The songs “Daria”, “Rock ‘n’ Roll Lifestyle”, and “Friend Is a Four-Letter Word” are featured as closing credit themes for episodes of Daria. The song “Frank Sinatra” was also featured at the close of The Sopranos episode “The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti”.
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The Distance full track
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I Will Survive full track
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Never There full track
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Frank Sinatra full track
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Love You Madly full track
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Comfort Eagle full track
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Daria full track
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Shadow Stabbing full track
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It's Coming Down full track
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