About Cake Sale
The Cake Sale is released digitally on itunes in the U.K. on 10th September 2007 on Oxfam Records through Vital Distribution
Yep Roc Records will release THE CAKE SALE in the U.S. on October 16th 2007
The single Some Surprise is about to go to radio in the U.S. and the U.K.
For U.S. press information, please contact Mary Moyer, Carla Sacks at Sacks & Co., Ph : 212.741.1000, email : mary (at ) sacksco.com or carla (at) sacksco.com.
For U.K. Radio information contact Marc Brown at Fore marc.brown (at ) forepromo.co.uk Ph : 020 7436-8284
Irish enquiries to dave (at ) independentrecords.ie
“The Cake Sale is not just the best “charity” record we’ve heard in years, it’s one of the best records of the year.”—The Irish Times October 16, Yep Roc Records releases The Cake Sale, a concept album spearheaded by Brian Crosby of leading Irish band Bell X1. With a roll call that includes members of Snow Patrol, Crowded House, The Frames, The Cardigans, The Thrills and solo artists like Gemma Hayes and Josh Ritter, The Cake Sale features a balanced collection of musicians who have combined their efforts to write and record a nine-track CD. Highly successful in its native Ireland and now receiving its U.S. release, all profits from the record will support Oxfam’s Make Trade Fair Campaign and its overseas programme work. Recorded in Dublin last year, the bones of The Cake Sale’s tracks were laid down by Bell X1 duo Crosby and Paul Noonan along with Crowded House bassist Nick Seymour and drummer Graham Hopkins.
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All songs were previously unreleased and recorded specifically for the Cake Sale project with all publishing royalties being donated by their writers. Lead vocals were provided from Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody, Glen Hansard (The Frames), Nina Persson (The Cardigans), Gemma Hayes, and Josh Ritter among others. The song “All The Way Down” written by Glen Hansard and subsequently appearing on the soundtrack of indie movie hit Once, now features vocals by Gemma Hayes. Subsequent to the initial recording sessions, vocalists and additional musical parts were recorded in a range of studios and countries according to the touring and recording schedules of the artists involved. On the duet “Some Surprise” Gary Lightbody and Lisa Hannigan (former Damien Rice collaborator) recorded their vocal parts in different countries at completely different times with the song’s ultimate success only being proven in the final mix. “From a creative point of view, I was interested in making a cohesive sounding record for charity by co-ordinating the efforts of a disparate group of people. All the artists involved wanted the Cake Sale to be an authentic album, with all the songs relating to each other in a relevant way” explains Crosby. “There was a really enthusiastic response from everyone who was approached to write songs or perform, which made it a relatively easy project to put together. Everyone got the vibe of what we were trying to achieve. In fact the only tricky bit was coordinating everybody's conflicting schedules."
After recording Paul Noonan and Brian Crosby left for Tanzania to observe how the proceeds from The Cake Sale would be dispersed. Noonan explains, “Seeing at first hand how the fruits of your labours will be used is at the same time both affirming and humbling. As musicians it was obviously a totally different world for us but it gave us a certainty that the album and the money from those who buy and enjoy it, is working as it should be.” Originally released in Ireland in November 2006, The Cake Sale is a double platinum album in that country. Ireland’s Metro Life raved “...a quite dazzling showcase of the Irish music scene.” while Hot Press went on to write, “...this is the album other charity records aspire to be."
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