The Cake - Slice of the Cake

The second and final album by this under-appreciated trio is by no means perfect, but it's a notable improvement on their extremely spotty self-titled debut. The Spectoresque girl groupisms are largely gone, and the R&B covers are reduced to one four-minute medley and a spectacular funky voodoo version of Mac Rebbenack's "Who Will Wear the Crown." That leaves the folk rock and lite-psych influences, and both are combined in a delightfully baroque fashion that both screams its 1968 recording date to the world and sounds uniquely timeless. Read More