- rock, alternative rock, alternative and punk, alternative
- 47 min
- 13 tracks
- Volcano Records
Prolonging the Magic is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Cake. It was released on October 6, 1998, on Capricorn Records. The sole successful single was "Never There".
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Spare, classical in form, character-led and contemporary.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
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- AllMusic2.5/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyC+
- The New Rolling Stone Album Guide2.5/5 ★
- Pitchfork6.8/10
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- Spin6/10
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Tracks
- 1Satan Is My Motor3:12
- 2Mexico3:26
- 3Never There2:44
- 4Guitar3:41
- 5You Turn the Screws4:01
- 6Walk On By3:46
- 7Sheep Go to Heaven3:48
- 8When You Sleep3:58
- 9Hem of Your Garment3:36
- 10Alpha Beta Parking Lot3:30
- 11Let Me Go3:30
- 12Cool Blue Reason3:28
- 13Where Would I Be?3:53
13 tracks, 47 minutes.
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