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{{Infobox album
{{one source|date=June 2017}}
| name = August by Cake
{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = August by Cake
| type = studio
| Type = studio
| artist = [[Guided by Voices]]
| cover = August by Cake front cover.jpg
| Cover =
| Artist = [[Guided by Voices]]
| alt =
| Released = April 7, 2017
| released = {{startdate|2017|4|14|mf=yes}}
| Length = 1:11:15
| recorded =
| Genre = [[Indie rock]]
| venue =
| studio = Serious Business Music in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]] and Cyberteknics in [[Dayton, Ohio]]
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| Label = Rockathon
| Last album = ''[[Please Be Honest]]''<br/>(2016)
| genre = [[Indie rock]]
| length = 71:15
| This album = '''''August by Cake'''''<br />(2017)
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| label = Rockathon
| producer =
| prev_title = [[Please Be Honest]]
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = [[How Do You Spell Heaven]]
| next_year = 2017
}}{{Album ratings
| MC = 70/100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/august-by-cake/guided-by-voices|title=August by Cake by Guided by Voices|access-date=12 February 2019|website=Metacritic.com}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.0|5.0}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/august-by-cake-mw0003029864|title=August by Cake - Guided by Voices - Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=12 February 2019}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]
| rev2score = 7.1/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/23094-august-by-cake/|title=Guided by Voices: August by Cake|website=Pitchfork.com|access-date=12 February 2019}}</ref>
}}
}}

'''''August by Cake''''' is the 24th album by Dayton, Ohio group [[Guided by Voices]]. It is also the 100th album recorded by main member [[Robert Pollard]]. It was released April 7, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/71107-guided-by-voices-new-album-is-robert-pollards-100th-lp/ |title=Guided by Voices' New Album Is Robert Pollard's 100th LP |work=Pitchfork |date=January 25, 2017 |accessdate=March 25, 2017 |author=Sodomsky, Sam}}</ref> ''August by Cake'' is also a double-disc album.
'''''August by Cake''''' is the 24th album by the [[Dayton, Ohio]]-based group [[Guided by Voices]]. It is also said to be the 100th album recorded by main member [[Robert Pollard]], though different numbers have been counted in his entire discography and side projects. It was released on April 7, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/71107-guided-by-voices-new-album-is-robert-pollards-100th-lp/ |title=Guided by Voices' New Album Is Robert Pollard's 100th LP |website=Pitchfork.com |date=January 25, 2017 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |author=Sodomsky, Sam}}</ref> ''August by Cake'' is a double album.


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
* All tracks written by [[Robert Pollard]], except noted.
* All tracks written by [[Robert Pollard]], except noted.
# "5º on the Inside" – 2:29
# "5º On the Inside" – 2:29
# "Generox Gray" – 1:59
# "Generox Gray" – 1:59
# "When We All Hold Hands at the End of the World" – 2:03
# "When We All Hold Hands at the End of the World" – 2:03
# "Goodbye Note" ([[Doug Gillard]]) – 2:52
# "Goodbye Note" ([[Doug Gillard]]) – 2:52
# "We Liken the Sun" – 2:10
# "We Liken the Sun" – 2:10
# "Fever Pitch" – 1:02
# "Fever Pitch" – 1:02
# "Absent the Man" (Mark Shue) – 1:37
# "Absent the Man" (Mark Shue) – 1:37
# "Packing the Dead Zone" – 2:52
# "Packing the Dead Zone" – 2:52
# "What Begins on New Years Day" – 2:00
# "What Begins On New Years Day" – 2:00
# "Overloaded" ([[Kevin March (musician)|Kevin March]]) – 3:33
# "Overloaded" ([[Kevin March (musician)|Kevin March]]) – 3:33
# "Keep Me Down" – 2:34
# "Keep Me Down" – 2:34
# "West Coast Company Man" – 1:56
# "West Coast Company Man" – 1:56
# "Warm Up to Religion" – 1:53
# "Warm Up to Religion" – 1:53
# "The High 5 Hall of Famers" ([[Bobby Bare Jr.]]) – 2:09
# "High Five Hall of Famers" ([[Bobby Bare, Jr.]]) – 2:09
# "Sudden Fiction" (Shue) – 2:42
# "Sudden Fiction" (Shue) – 2:42
# "Hiking Skin" – 1:57
# "Hiking Skin" – 1:57
# "It's Food" – 2:54
# "It's Food" – 2:54
# "Cheap Buttons" – 2:13
# "Cheap Buttons" – 2:13
# "Substitute 11" – 2:32
# "Substitute 11" – 2:32
# "Chew the Sand" (Shue) – 3:46
# "Chew the Sand" (Shue) – 3:46
# "Dr. Feelgood Falls Off the Ocean" – 2:00
# "Dr. Feelgood Falls Off the Ocean" (Robert Pollard/Jim Pollard)– 2:00
# "The Laughing Closet" – 1:33
# "The Laughing Closet" – 1:33
# "Deflect/Project" (Gillard) – 2:34
# "Deflect/Project" (Gillard) – 2:34
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Latest revision as of 23:24, 26 January 2021

August by Cake
Studio album by
Guided by Voices
ReleasedApril 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
StudioSerious Business Music in Brooklyn, New York and Cyberteknics in Dayton, Ohio
GenreIndie rock
Length71:15
LabelRockathon
Guided by Voices chronology
Please Be Honest
(2016) 		August by Cake
(2017) 		How Do You Spell Heaven
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork7.1/10[3]

August by Cake is the 24th album by the Dayton, Ohio-based group Guided by Voices. It is also said to be the 100th album recorded by main member Robert Pollard, though different numbers have been counted in his entire discography and side projects. It was released on April 7, 2017.[4] August by Cake is a double album.

Track listing

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  1. "5º On the Inside" – 2:29
  2. "Generox Gray" – 1:59
  3. "When We All Hold Hands at the End of the World" – 2:03
  4. "Goodbye Note" (Doug Gillard) – 2:52
  5. "We Liken the Sun" – 2:10
  6. "Fever Pitch" – 1:02
  7. "Absent the Man" (Mark Shue) – 1:37
  8. "Packing the Dead Zone" – 2:52
  9. "What Begins On New Years Day" – 2:00
  10. "Overloaded" (Kevin March) – 3:33
  11. "Keep Me Down" – 2:34
  12. "West Coast Company Man" – 1:56
  13. "Warm Up to Religion" – 1:53
  14. "High Five Hall of Famers" (Bobby Bare, Jr.) – 2:09
  15. "Sudden Fiction" (Shue) – 2:42
  16. "Hiking Skin" – 1:57
  17. "It's Food" – 2:54
  18. "Cheap Buttons" – 2:13
  19. "Substitute 11" – 2:32
  20. "Chew the Sand" (Shue) – 3:46
  21. "Dr. Feelgood Falls Off the Ocean" (Robert Pollard/Jim Pollard)– 2:00
  22. "The Laughing Closet" – 1:33
  23. "Deflect/Project" (Gillard) – 2:34
  24. "Upon the Circus Bus" (Bare Jr.) – 2:21
  25. "Try It Out (It's Nothing)" – 1:48
  26. "Sentimental Wars" (March) – 2:49
  27. "Circus Day Holdout" – 2:03
  28. "Whole Tomatoes" – 1:13
  29. "Amusement Park Is Over" – 2:19
  30. "Golden Doors" – 1:42
  31. "The Possible Edge" – 2:03
  32. "Escape to Phoenix" – 2:08

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "August by Cake by Guided by Voices". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. ^ "August by Cake - Guided by Voices - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Guided by Voices: August by Cake". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  4. ^ Sodomsky, Sam (January 25, 2017). "Guided by Voices' New Album Is Robert Pollard's 100th LP". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
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