Downtown Puff
2004 studio album by Edmund Cake
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Downtown Puff is a solo album by Edmund Cake. Although multi-instrumentalist Cake played various instruments and performed vocals on the album,[1] other musicians and singers on the album include Anna Coddington, Neil Finn and Tim Finn.[2] Geoff Maddock and Joel Wilton of Cake's short-lived earlier band and Flying Nun phenomenon Bressa Creeting Cake, now of Goldenhorse, also appear on the album.[3]
| Downtown Puff | ||||
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| Released | 3 June 2004 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 36:39 | |||
| Label | Lil' Chief Records | |||
| Producer | Edmund Cake | |||
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McWilliams wrote and recorded many of the songs on the album in a studio on Gore Street - a red-light area in Auckland.[4][5] According to a biography of Cake, the album was influenced by this environment, including "incessant street brawls, strip club pop, and Doobie Brothers hits played by the covers band in the 24-hour bar downstairs."[5] The album includes instrumental tracks such as "Airshow" and "You're Watching Me", and vocal tracks such as "Secret Girl" described by McWilliams as a comedy song that 'came out serious'.[1]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| The New Zealand Herald |   [6] |
The album was included in the 'best of 2005' list by The Clientele for Pitchfork Magazine.[7] It was also included in the 2010 list of 'the best NZ albums I've ever reviewed' by Simon Sweetman.[8] Cake was nominated for 'Best Producer' for his work on the album at the 2005 bNet New Zealand Music Awards.[9]
Track listing
- "Secret Girl" – 3:16
- "We Live Like Kings" – 2:11
- "Golden Man" – 4:51
- "Gunga" – 3:27
- "My Son The Harpist" – 4:39
- "You're Watching Me" – 3:10
- "The Airshow" – 5:08
- "Silverdale" – 4:16
- "Beautiful Sleep" – 2:33
- "Oh Baby Bear" – 3:08