Prolonging the Magic

by Cake

Overview

Supposedly their attempt to make a smugness- and irony-free album, Cake's third release does hold back the barbs a bit more than usual. And the strain shows. In these guys' hands, love songs without smirks and pop tunes straight up come out forced. So, they often fall back into familiar territory: postmodern takes on postmodern life. Flipping between earnest alt-rock rhythms and jittery, funky jazz that somehow manages to whitewash both styles, Prolonging the Magic works best when Cake lay on the irony extra heavy, or when they make their sober ambitions mesh slightly with the type of smart-ass pop they've based a career on (like the formulaic "Never There"). At least they seem to realize their place in the alt-rock universe as a novelty band with chops, counteracting the genre's overwhelming seriousness with a light dose of heavy-handed yuks. ~ Michael Gallucci

Product Details

Release Date:	03/10/2023
Label:	Sony Music
UPC:	0196587140618

Tracks

1. Satan Is My Motor
2. Mexico
3. Never There
4. Guitar
5. You Turn The Screws
6. Walk On By
7. Sheep Go To Heaven
8. When You Sleep
9. Hem Of Your Garment
10. Alpha Beta Parking Lot
11. Let Me Go
12. Cool Blue Reason
13. Where Would I Be?

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Cake   Primary Artist
Chuck Prophet   Guest Artist,Guitar (Electric)
Jim Campilongo   Guest Artist,Guitar (Electric)
Tyler Pope   Guitar (Electric)
Gabriel Nelson   Piano,Mandolin,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Electric)
Rusty Miller   Guitar (Electric)
Dee Palmer   Keyboards
John McCrea   Organ,Vocals,Moog Synthesizer,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Mark Needham   Percussion
Vince Di Fiore   Trumpet
Xan McCurdy   Guitar (Electric)
Todd Roper   Drums,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Greg Vincent   Pedal Steel

Technical Credits

Kirt Shearer   Mixing,Engineer
Tyler Pope   Arranger,Composer
Gabriel Nelson   Composer
Chuck Prophet   Arranger
Craig Long   Mixing,Engineer
John McCrea   Design,Composer,Producer
Mark Needham   Mixing,Engineer
Jay Bowman   Engineer
Rafael Serrano   Engineer
Gabriel Shepard   Engineer
Jim Campilongo   Arranger,Composer
Cake   Arranger
Don C. Tyler   Mastering
Greg Brown   Arranger
G. Alan Nelson   Composer
Keara Fallon   Design
Scott Reams   Engineer
Joe Johnston   Engineer