Editing Cake (band) (section)

===''Pressure Chief / B-Sides and Rarities'' (2004–2011)===
[[File:Cake band.jpg|thumb|right|Cake performing in 2010]]
Cake's fifth album, ''[[Pressure Chief]]'', was recorded in June&nbsp;2004 in a converted house in Sacramento; the album was again released on Columbia Records. Before its official release date on October&nbsp;5, the band played at the [[Austin City Limits Music Festival]] and [[KBCO]]'s World Class Rockfest.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cake bakes new fall album|last=Jeckell|first=Barry A.|date=July 6, 2004|work=BPI Entertainment News Wire}}</ref> The album was also preceded by its first single, "[[No Phone]]", which hit number&nbsp;13 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Modern Rock Tracks chart;<ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=cake|chart=all}}|title=No Phone – Cake|magazine=Billboard|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|access-date=June 30, 2011}}</ref> the song covered the ubiquitous and privacy-invading use of cell phones, and was described by Jeremy Mahadevan of the ''[[New Straits Times]]'' as "a traditionally minimalist Cake anthem, with a killer melody and, unique to this album, fairly extensive use of synths".<ref>{{cite news|title=Hello, what's your excuse?|last=Mahadevan|first=Jeremy|date=February 25, 2006|work=[[New Straits Times]]|publisher=[[New Straits Times Press]]}}</ref> A second single, "Wheels", was also released but failed to chart.<ref>{{cite news|title=McCrea's rage simply part of Cake recipe|last=Baca|first=Ricardo|author-link=Ricardo Baca|date=April 22, 2005|work=[[The Denver Post]]|publisher=[[MediaNews Group]]}}</ref> ''Pressure Chief'' itself hit number&nbsp;17 on the ''Billboard'' top&nbsp;200,<ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=cake|chart=all}}|title=Pressure Chief – Billboard|magazine=Billboard|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|access-date=June 30, 2011}}</ref> spending seven weeks in the charts, and received mixed reviews from critics. Although it was acknowledged as a continuation of their old work, albeit with an increased use of synthesisers,<ref>{{cite news|title=Cake sticks to what it does best in 'Pressure Chief'|last=Abbott|first=Jim|date=October 8, 2004|work=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|publisher=[[Tribune Company]]}}</ref> Sam Spies of the ''[[Richmond Times-Dispatch]]'' noted that "the experiments in style that made Cake fun to listen to have all but disappeared from 'Pressure Chief'&nbsp;...&nbsp;What's left is mostly uninspired, so-called alternative rock",<ref>{{cite news|title=Cake|last=Spies|first=Sam|date=October 28, 2004|work=[[Richmond Times Dispatch]]|publisher=[[Media General]]}}</ref> and Graeme Hammond of the ''[[Sunday Herald Sun]]'' wrote that "the melodies are listless, the album bereft of anything with the verve of Short Skirt/Long Jacket or Comfort Eagle".<ref>{{cite news|title=Rock|last=Hammond|first=Graeme|date=November 21, 2004|work=[[Sunday Herald Sun]]|publisher=[[The Herald and Weekly Times]]}}</ref>

Other critics were more generous; Doug Elfman of the ''[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]'' called it "another great and bizarre, twangy album of alternative-singer-songwriting stories about cars and horrible relationships",<ref>{{cite news|title=NIGHT BEAT: Listen to fresh sounds on CD|last=Elfman|first=Doug|date=November 30, 2004|work=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]|publisher=Stephens Media}}</ref> while a reviewer in the ''[[New Straits Times]]'' noted its "smart, subtly dissident, and always catchy pop".<ref>{{cite news|title=Deserving of a fair hearing|date=November 28, 2004|work=[[New Straits Times]]|publisher=[[New Straits Times Press]]}}</ref> Following ''Pressure Chief''{{'}}s release, the band toured North America, playing in cities including [[Albany, New York]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Bars & Clubs|last=Lais Jr.|first=C.J.|date=December 9, 2004|work=The Times Union|publisher=[[Hearst Corporation]]}}</ref> and [[Montreal]].<ref>{{cite news|title=What's On: A selection of events happening today|date=December 12, 2004|work=The Gazette|publisher=[[Postmedia Network]]}}</ref> A second tour, in 2005, saw the band headline the 20-city Virgin College Mega Tour, playing alongside [[Gomez (band)|Gomez]];<ref>{{cite news|title=Virgin College Mega Tour Announces 2nd Year – CAKE to Headline 20 Major City Tour; Presented by Dentyne Fire & Dentyne Ice, Mega Tour Will Also Feature Gomez|date=January 31, 2005|work=Business Wire}}</ref> while the tour was in California, the band announced that it had been dropped from Columbia Records.<ref>{{cite news|title=BEN WENER'S POP LIFE; Pondering space and cyberspace|last=Wener|first=Ben|date=May 6, 2005|work=[[The Orange County Register]]|publisher=[[Freedom Communications]]}}</ref> This was followed by a tour of Europe, as well as concerts in Australia and [[Jakarta]],<ref>{{cite news|title=McCrea takes the Cake|last=Collins|first=Simon|date=March 17, 2005|work=[[The West Australian]]|publisher=[[Seven West Media]]}}</ref> along with a 2006 repeat of the Unlimited Sunshine Tour, featuring Cake, [[Tegan and Sara]], and [[Gogol Bordello]].<ref>{{cite news|title=What's Cake cookin' up? Unlimited Sunshine is home for experimentation|last=McLennan|first=Scott|date=January 15, 2006|work=[[Maine Sunday Telegram]]|publisher=MaineToday Media, Inc.}}</ref>

On August 10, 2004, Cake performed at [[Buck Owens]] Crystal Palace in [[Bakersfield]] California to celebrate Buck Owens' 75th birthday, along with [[The Mavericks]]. Cake had previously covered and performed several Buck Owens songs.

Cake later formed its own label, [[Upbeat Records]], which allowed the band to release the [[compilation album]] ''[[B-Sides and Rarities (Cake album)|B-Sides and Rarities]]'' on August&nbsp;14,&nbsp;2007.<ref>{{cite news|title=A fresh slice of Cake; Out with a new album on its own new label, the rock band brings its Unlimited Sunshine Tour to Merrill Auditorium on Wednesday.|last=Bouchard|first=Stephanie|date=November 29, 2007|work=[[Portland Press Herald]]|publisher=[[The Seattle Times Company]]}}</ref> This was followed by a series of concerts, including at the [[IndigO2]] in London,<ref>{{cite news|title=Cake|last=Sinclair|first=David|date=July 16, 2007|work=The Times |location=UK|publisher=News Corporation}}</ref> and a performance in [[Anchorage, Alaska]].<ref>{{cite news|title=In the mix; Band stirs it up with levity, tragedy and rarities|last=Henning|first=Sarah|date=August 10, 2007|work=[[Anchorage Daily News]]|publisher=[[The McClatchy Company]]}}</ref> Reviews of ''B-Sides and Rarities'' were generally good; Devin Grant of ''[[The Post and Courier]]'' wrote that "For an album full of odds and ends, this Cake release is every bit as good, and every bit as fun, as the band's previous studio releases",<ref>{{cite news|title=Sound Off|last=Grant|first=Devin|date=September 20, 2007|work=[[The Post and Courier]]|publisher=[[Evening Post Publishing Company]]}}</ref> while Catherine P. Lewis of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' noted that, although several live tracks reduced the album's strength, "there are still enough charming nuggets to make this album less disposable than the typical rarities compilation".<ref>{{cite news|title=CAKE "B-Sides and Rarities" Upbeat Records|last=Lewis|first=Catherine P.|date=December 7, 2007|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>