Cake (USA)

Group Members:

Members

John McCrea
Vince DiFiore
Xan McCurdy
Gabe Nelson
Paulo Baldi

Former members

Greg Brown
Victor Damiani

Cake (often written as CAKE) is a band from Sacramento, California, formed in 1991. They have had several hits throughout the 1990s and 2000s from five albums.

Although Cake's music is often classified as alternative or indie rock, it combines multiple musical genres, such as funk, ska, 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 Victor Damiani until 1997), and a solo trumpet (played by Vince DiFiore). Cake's approach to arrangement, composition, and instrumentation has been compared to Soul Coughing, They Might Be Giants, Talking Heads, The Cars, and Camper Van Beethoven.

Love You Madly is a song by Cake. The song is unique in its use of the Theremin as a primary instrument.

Discography: