EITHER / OR 04/01/96 Cake's first album since 2004's

Cake's first album since 2004's Pressure Chief

smoother R&B singles like "Fresh

" While other artists have flirted with the darker side of R&B

Rich Williams (guitar)

EITHER / OR 04/01/96 Cake's first album since 2004'sThis singer songwriter can say more with a whisper than most folks can with a scream. The gently insinuating despair of Smith's work communicates volumes about the heartbreak and alienation that is the bane of 20th century boys with too much time on their hands. Smith's day job fronting the aggressive post punk band Heatmiser provides him with the necessary yang to produce the quiet, evocative yin of his solo work. On EITHER OR, Smith observes a