Thursday 5/6: Cake Pop—"Cake Happy"
Today, we share our thoughts on a new song by the hyperpop supergroup, Cake Pop.
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Today, we share our thoughts on a new song by the hyperpop supergroup, Cake Pop.
Cake Pop—"Cake Happy"
Eric Bennett:
Far be it from me to discount a band for its name, but when I first heard that this group was called Cake Pop, the part of me that spends eight hours a day making coffee at the national chain which popularized the cake pop scowled. That said, for the music they’re making, the name is apt. Brief, bite-sized bursts of sugary pop music could certainly have a worse label. While I love much of what Dylan Brady has had a hand in, I’m lukewarm on this offering. There’s nothing all that special to this particular track and its melody, while fairly catchy, isn’t enough to win me over. The farther out we get from 1000 gecs, the shock and novelty wears off, and with it, the bar gets higher for Brady to clear - for me at least.
Eli Enis:
That’s fair, Eric. Sadly, I’m not as in love as I’d like to be with the full Cake Pop record, Cake Pop 2, which features an amalgamation of St. Louis weirdos like Lewis Grant, Aaron Cartier, Ravenna Golden, Pritty, and more. However, I think the project’s intro track is a perfect hyperpop song that rivals any of gecs’ best tracks, and I think the next track on the record, “Cake Happy,” is another total slapper. I love Ravenna Golden’s melody and delivery on this thing, and although it’s an extremely short track that almost feels underwritten (in the way most of the album does, unfortunately), I think they manage to hit all the stops in a way that satisfies. To be honest, this song just made me want a full, Dylan Brady-produced Ravenna Golden album more than anything else. I think they’re an impeccable duo.