A look at various Indie bands and how they have been influenced over the years.
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Cake
Cake is a band that I grew up on, although at the time I never knew how cool and innovative they are. One of my very favorite songs ever since I was a kid is their song "Frank Sinatra" off the album Fashion Nugget. After all these years I listen to it again and I'm shocked by how crazy this song is in terms of mixing genres. It's a mixture of rap, jazz and beatbox with punkcountry guitars. If you pick up any of their cd's it really is easy to pick up on all the different influences they've had over the years. Cake's influences range from jazz to country, from spoken beatnik poetry rap to barbershop quartets, and from dirty grungy steels guitars to waltz blues. I'd be surprised if I ever heard a band with such a wide array of influences as Cake. Below is my favorite song, "Frank Sinatra". Also below is a song that I think clearly demonstrates their wide variety of influences (including a barbershop quartet), and finally a link to a video of my favorite barbershop quartet.
Seriously... love Cake. Not that they are underrated - I think they get their fair shake from most people who listen to them, but they are totally under-appreciated and more people need to listen to them.
Seriously... love Cake. Not that they are underrated - I think they get their fair shake from most people who listen to them, but they are totally under-appreciated and more people need to listen to them.
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