Cake "Showroom of Compassion"

It's a piece of cake to describe how I like my music (all over the place), so that is why I like to listen to all kinds of genres, and this is album has many genres. It's no surprise to fans who because have been with them longer than  I have. Maybe they haven't recorded because they needed 'federal funding' to pay for the process of recording, mixing, and mastering. The song starts with a more prominent bass riff that then has some funky tendencies, some floopy keys, and horns. Any of the funding they received they have deserved because they know how to make great music, and with the extra wing they were able to make they flew with the next one. Not only has it been a "Long Time" since they had released a studio record, but a while since I had been surprised by a record,  (Ok, not that long). Anyways, there's a funky riff, dance beats, horns in a real great breakdown that also says spaghetti-western that then speeds the beat and has a meatier note. Then there may be some mariachi and we are taken to a dance party to finish it off! I cannot help but feel like I have felt a Million Pieces after hearing this song because the Newsboys told me I have "Got To Move," and I don't want to to yet, I love it hear! It is a strong song on it's own; is very beat prominent and has those spacey keys, as well as this trio of notes that don't go unnoticed. The song says  "What's Now is Now," and that you cannot change the past, so you should just keep it as a reference, but don't dwell on the past or you will have no future. This "Mustache Man (Wasted)"so much time listening his funk, and it is all over this beat and the riff; you cannot help but want to dance. I heard cowbell in the beginning, some whistles, and some outside harmonies, and a nice cowbell assisted solo, with another finish made for a dance party and some more keys. The next song touches a sore subject; one that is still becoming worse. It captures the surprise and feeling after hearing the news of a "Teenage Pregnancy" without saying anything. Sick of work? That's understandable. Sick of play? There must be a problem, but maybe it is just that he is "Sick of You." A very tongue in cheek, upbeat, and fun song that also addresses something so true; that after a while we need to try something else ( and that can be anything), and how those new toys we got lose their shine, or how sometimes those quirks people can have can become more annoying as time goes on as you grow apart. The line about no matter what you have does not defer the fact that you are all alone and being peddled by a gang vocals. They mean business on this song as it begins and then keeps the floating key arpeggio for the first minute while switching and adding some more keys with this steady beat, and the vocal round with more  great guitar work in the solo make it "Easy To Crash." I guess they are "Bound Away" in this strictly country-western break with some of those sentimental violins and some light horns, great rhythm. This next track describes the type of depression some of us feel during "The Winter" that some of us may not ever face. There is a steady jingling of bells in the back for effect which is subtle, but cannot be ignored, some awesome horns and keys, another great solo. I'm sorry I cannot tell if that is bass, I am ignorant! The horn finish was nice, and the song sounds pretty upbeat despite the subject matter. This "Italian Guy" is a much more laid back affair than that man with the mustached face, and there is nothing wrong with that. I think it ends up just fine. If i had to bring a Showroom of Compassion for several tracks I would do so for: Federal Funding, Long Time, Mustache Man (Wasted), Teenage Pregnancy, Sick of You, Easy To Crash, and The Winter.