27 Sep 2006 : MY FRIEND THE CHOCOLATE CAKE TO TOUR WITH NEW SINGLE
My Friend the Chocolate Cake is back and ready to roll with new songs and a brand new studio album. The new album 'HOME IMPROVEMENTS' combines a blend of songs and instrumentals, classic Cake chamber pop tunes with airs of a more reflective bent, pondering life, love and loss, imbued with the irrepressible MFTCC charm and wit.
Little could anyone guess that the combo of strings, piano, drums, guitar and mandolin that started back in 1989 as a side project for Helen Mountfort and David Bridie would prove to be so successful, drawing devoted crowds in the UK and NZ, all corners of Australia, with occasional forays to unexpected quarters such as Vietnam. Today MFTCC's line up is a seven piece that also boasts double bass.
The title track of the new album 'HOME IMPROVEMENTS' is the first single to be released, available on Liberation in September 2006. This fetching tune plays on the theme of the champagne lifestyle - getting caught in the trap of a consumerist society, a reality check in a world increasingly dominated by DIY 'fix it' shows that claim to have the perfect solution for your house, your garden and your life. You can't always get what you want, indeed!
My Friend the Chocolate Cake's trademark organic sounds and lush orchestrations create a sense of reflective melancholy. Paired with rollicking tunes featuring madcap gypsy strings, it's a great sense of fun that draws the audience in.
"The lyrics are exemplary, subtle and cutting social commentary interspersed with the politics of personal relationships."CWAS
MY FRIEND THE CHOCOLATE CAKE is appearing at:
Ruby's Lounge, Belgrave, Sun 15th Oct
Spiegeltent, Melbourne, Mon 16th Oct
Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, Sat 18th Nov
East Brunswick Club, Brunswick Sat 25th/Sun 26th Nov
@Newtown, Newtown (Sydney), Fri 1st Dec
Tilley's, Canberra, Sat 2nd Dec
Let the emotion swirl you away - join the Cake in their newest adventure as they hit the road to trumpet new tunes and old favourites!
MFTCC are:
David Bridie - piano and vocals
Helen Mountfort - cello
Hope Csutoros - violin
Greg Patten - drums
Andrew Carswell - tin whistle, mandolin
Andrew Richardson - acoustic guitar
Dean Addison - double bass
