Monday, October 4, 2010

Cake returns with 'Showroom of Compassion'


CAKE ANNOUNCES FIRST NEW ALBUM IN SEVEN YEARS * SHOWROOM OF COMPASSION OUT 1/11/11 ON THEIR OWN LABEL, UPBEAT RECORDS - AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW AT CAKE.HASAWEBSTORE.COM

FIRST SINGLE, "SICK OF YOU," NOW PLAYING ON YOUR LOCAL RADIO STATION * LISTEN TO IT ATSPIN.COM

CAKE - John McCrea (Vocals/Piano/Nord), Vincent DiFiore (Trumpet/Euphonium/Keyboards), Xan McCurdy (Guitar/Synthesizer) and Gabriel Nelson (Bass/Guitar/Rheem/Bandalero) - announces their first album of new material since 2004's Pressure Chief. They'll releaseShowroom Of Compassion, their 6th studio album, January 11th 2011 on their own label, Upbeat Records (through Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group). The album was recorded over the last two and a half years and was produced and engineered by the band themselves at CAKE's own solar electric powered studio in Sacramento, CA.

The first single, "Sick Of You," is off to a great start at Alternative, Rock and Triple A radio with early adds coming through at stations in big markets like WRXP/NYC, DC101/Washington DC, WRFF/Philly, 91X/San Diego, KTBZ/Houston, 99X/Atlanta, WBOS/Boston, KNDD/Seattle, KNRK/Portland, WXDX/Pittsburgh, KRBZ/Kansas City, CD101/Columbus and KKDO/Sacramento among others. As Spin.com can attest, "['Sick Of You'] is vintage CAKE, with frontman John McCrea's jaded, semi-spoken vocals, crunchy guitar riffs, a skippy beat, and blasts of trumpet." Spin.com has the exclusive online premiere of the song.

Starting today, fans have the opportunity to pre-order Showroom Of Compassion at CAKE's own webstorehttp://cake.hasawebstore.com/ - They'll be able to choose from bundles small and large that include autographed vinyl and CD's, a limited edition 7-inch and exclusive t-shirts. By pre-ordering Showroom Of Compassion fans will receive an instant MP3 download of the "Sick Of You."

Showroom Of Compassion official track-listing
1. Federal Funding 
2. Long Time 
3. Got To Move 
4. What's Now Is Now 
5. Mustache Man (Wasted) 
6. Teenage Pregnancy 
7. Sick Of You 
8. Easy to Crash 
9. Bound Away 
10. The Winter 
11. Italian Guy


Pre-Order: http://cake.hasawebstore.com/
Web: http://www.cakemusic.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/cakemusic
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cake#!/pages/Cake-music/24063159304?ref=ts

Source: Independent Label Group

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