Stephin Merritt and crew are back with another set of dark, twisted, and oddly compelling love songs. The blippy drip of adorable, chastity-loving "God Wants Us To Wait", where he bemoans, "Though it would be the perfect end to our date / I love you baby, but God wants us to wait", the electro-pop vengeance of "Your Girlfriend's Face", and tongue-in-cheek breezy folk pop of "I'd Go Anywhere With Hugh" deliver bite-sized sonic snacks that stick with you well beyond their playing time. The kitschy sway of guitar and Merritt's deep vocals sauntering through the cheery cross-dressing "Andrew In Drag" is the kind of off-kilter pop you might expect from Cake. While not all of the album's fifteen tracks have the same catchy pull as its best moments, cheeky synth-fueled moments like "Infatuation (With Your Gyration)" make it worth seeking out.
Seek - "Andrew In Drag", "Your Girlfriend's Face", "God Wants Us To Wait"
For fans of - Cake
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