- alternative rock, rock, alternative and punk, alternative
- 48 min
- 14 tracks
- Volcano Records
Fashion Nugget is the second studio album by alternative rock band Cake. It was released in 1996, and contains 14 songs. "The Distance" and "I Will Survive" became the most successful singles on the record, with the former peaking at number 22 in the UK and at number 4 on the US Alternative Airplay Chart. The album was recorded at Paradise Studios in Sacramento, California.
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Spare, classical in form, character-led and cool.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
- contemporarynostalgic
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- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune2.5/4 ★
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- The New Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 ★
- NME6/10
- Pitchfork7.8/10
- Sputnikmusic4.5/5
- The Sydney Morning Herald4/5 ★
- The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music2/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Frank Sinatra3:59
- 2The Distance3:01
- 3Friend Is a Four Letter Word3:22
- 4Open Book3:45
- 5Daria3:44
- 6Race Car Ya‐Yas1:21
- 7I Will Survive5:11
- 8Stickshifts and Safetybelts2:09
- 9Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps2:24
- 10It’s Coming Down3:44
- 11Nugget (edit)3:58
- 12She’ll Come Back to Me2:25
- 13Italian Leather Sofa5:52
- 14Sad Songs and Waltzes3:16
14 tracks, 48 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- CAKE
- Label
- Volcano Records
- Released
- 1996
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- AU
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