Gin Blossoms - No Chocolate Cake - Release Date - September 28, 2010

You've got to hand it to Gin Blossoms. They've overcome obstacles from within the band itself as well as outside forces,and after all that have returned with their signature 90's sound intact. Their fifth studio album is a testament to the fact that just because a band has peaked, does not necessarily mean they are finished making good music. "No Chocolate Cake" is easy listening, but still has that pop element. It's melodic and mellow. Robin Wilson's voice must have been kept in some kind of vegetative state, because there is no noticeable difference in the vocals on this album from the 1989 debut, "Dusted". It's a phenomenon how well everything has held up. There is some filler, so to speak, particularly toward the latter portion of the album. The tracks aren't lacking in content, however, they just fail to really reach out and grab you like those of "New Miserable Experience" or "Congratulations I'm Sorry". Gin Blossoms are demigods of pop-rock. They've proved themselves time and again. This album is really more about having fun and making music because they love to do it, which is admirable.

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Past Works:
Dusted
New Miserable Experience
Congratulations I'm Sorry
Major Lodge Victory

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Track:
I Don't Want To Lose You Now