Showroom of Compassion [SEP] performer
Showroom of Compassion
Showroom of Compassion is the sixth full-length studio album from the band Cake, released on January 11, 2011. Produced by the band, it was the band's first studio album to be independently released. The musical style of "Showroom of Compassion" is grounded in the band's unique style of alternative rock, combining droll, often esoteric lyrics rife with word play and syncopation, catchy distorted guitar riffs, complex bass patterns, Moog and prominent use of trumpet. Cake's former lead guitarist
the band's environmental activism, the album insert notes that the material used to make the album was "100% recycled paper stock and vegetable dyes." The physical release of "Showroom of Compassion" was packaged with a temporary bee tattoo, which the band asked fans to take pictures of and post online.
Critical reception.
"Showroom of Compassion" was generally well received by music critics. Metacritic, a review aggregator website, gave the album an average score of 72 out of 100 from 17 reviews,