Sadly on Comfort Eagle you can't quite have your Cake and eat it too--but you can come close enough to taste it.

Cake is a band that carries with it a trademark sound that often makes them something of a one-trick-pony--still it's a pretty good trick that has spawned a couple kitschy hits (see "Going the Distance.") Their previous album Prolonging The Magic, proved that they had plenty of tricks up their sleeve--their quirky hit was surrounded with an impressive diversity of styles--it was a much better album. Though Comfort Eagle finds Cake pretty much sticking with their one-trick, the wry drollery of John McCrea's lyrics makes each song worth a listen. His acerbic wordplay reminds of Steely Dan's Donald Fagen. His icy delivery on "Long Line of Cars," gives you the shivers. This is a Cake with only one or two layers, but it's still Cake and Cake lovers won't be disappointed.