"Sinking Ship" is a song by the American rock band Cake and was released on October 25, 2018.[1]
| "Sinking Ship" | ||||
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| Single by Cake | ||||
| Released | October 25, 2018 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:23 | |||
| Label | Universal Music Group | |||
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Background
editAccording to John McCrea, the song is a project he had worked on since he was 16, but put away for a long time. He wrote new music for the song as "the theme seems really relevant".[2]
The song is the band's first new original song in seven years.[3]
Release
editCake announced on July 31, 2018 that big news would be announced to their fan mail subscribers, in early August. The song was then exclusively released on Cake's SoundCloud on August 3, 2018.[4] It was later deleted from Cake's SoundCloud channel in late September. On October 25, 2018, Cake then announced that "Sinking Ship" was out for download on all digital platforms on their Facebook.[5][non-primary source needed] All of the proceeds from the song are donated to the organization Doctors without Borders.[3]
Music video
editA stop motion music video featuring claymation figures was released on October 25, 2018.[6] The music video was directed by Owen Streeter from Head Cleaner Films.[7]
References
edit- ^ Sinking Ship – Single by Cake on iTunes, October 26, 2018, retrieved October 27, 2018
- ^ Barney, Justin (July 23, 2018). "John McCrea on how the 'Tao Te Ching' is influencing CAKE's new album". Radio Milwaukee.
- ^ a b Schatzon, Lake (October 26, 2018). "Cake return with 'Sinking Ship', first new song in seven years: Stream". Consequence of Sound.
- ^ "CAKE & Info – Sacramento, CA". CAKE – News, Tour Dates, Shop, & Music. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ^ "CAKE". facebook.com. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
- ^ Reed, Ryan (October 26, 2018). "Hear Cake's First New Song in Seven Years, 'Sinking Ship'". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Deflin, Kendall (October 26, 2018). "Cake Releases First New Music Since 2011". Live for Live Music.