The Birthday Cakes Reviewed in Northern Rocks Magazine

Below is the text of the review of the Birthday Cakes album in Northern Rocks Magazine, reproduced for your viewing pleasure. Apparently, their favourite song on the album was I (heart) music's least favourite! Someone is wrong here...or is someone right? To receive the future issues of Northern Rocks, and to read past issues, click here to go to their website!

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This Sudbury band’s album case is eye catching in its colours and entertaining in its design. There is a lot going on, with scissors wearing pants, a conveyor belt of peanut butter making fruit dance and rainbows. Each picture ties into a song name. It is enough to make you want to listen to the album just to hear what the heck these guys are about.

The songs themselves are a jumbled mix of styles not only throughout the album but throughout each song, making the sound hard to pin down. This can be a good thing showing that the band is anything but cookie cutter but it can also make it difficult since different sounds are preferred by different moods and situations.
The song that stands out most is “The Birthday Cakes Theme”, a loud punk [song] interrupted by chanting of “chocolate, vanilla, ice cream, banana”. It’s quite catchy and it bridges the album. Falling around the middle the song unites the hodgepodge arrangement of old timey, punk, electronic pop and slow rock that is the first five songs. The last few songs are loud and heavy; sounding almost like it came from a different band than some of the songs earlier in the album.

Romper Room is good, despite its fast and almost constant mood changes. It is able to go from light hearted to almost ghoulish in a few seconds but still holds onto its integrity. It really does have something for everyone. It is clear that the band put a lot into it and this allows it to shine. (www.myspace.com/birthdaycakesthe) Christy Pyette