Cake Pop 2 is the debut studio album by American band Cake Pop, consisting of Dylan Brady, Ravenna Golden, Cali Cartier, Lewis Grant, Kevin Bedford, Pritty, Adam Newcomer, and Robel Ketema. The album is the sequel to their 2015 self-titled EP, and was released on April 30, 2021, by Mad Decent. It was promoted by the singles "Black Rum" and "Satin Bedsheets".

Cake Pop 2
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 30, 2021 (2021-04-30)
Genre
Length20:04
Label
Producer
Cake Pop chronology
Cake Pop
(2015)
Cake Pop 2
(2021)
Singles from Cake Pop 2
  1. "Black Rum"
    Released: March 30, 2021
  2. "Satin Bedsheets"
    Released: April 20, 2021

Composition

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Cake Pop 2 is a hyperpop,[1] experimental pop,[2] happy hardcore,[2] and alt-rap[2] album with elements of dancehall,[2] trance,[1] and EDM.[2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Forty-Five7.9/10[1]
Pitchfork6.7/10[2]

Sophie Walker, writing for The Forty-Five called the album "fun" but lacking creativity, saying "If Cake Pop only wanted to push the envelope just that little bit further to find new, uncharted territory in an increasingly rigid hyperpop universe – and to have fun doing it – then Cake Pop 2 truly is a thing of great, rowdy, ridiculous beauty."[1] Joshua Bote of Pitchfork called the album "a lively introduction to Cake Pop and its members, but as the sounds of Brady's busy schedule leak in, there's a sense that we've heard most of it before. Though the production flexes to fit the eccentricities of each song, the tailoring could have been closer."[2]

Track listing

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Cake Pop 2 track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Black Rum"
Dylan Brady2:27
2."Cake Happy"
  • Brady
  • Grant
  • Golden
Brady1:53
3."Whistle"
  • Brady
  • Grant
  • Calvin James Lewis
  • Brady
  • Cali Cartier
1:13
4."Magic"
  • Brady
  • Lewis
Brady1:44
5."Ether"
  • Brady
  • Golden
  • Brady
  • Cartier
1:32
6."Candy Floss"
  • Brady
  • Grant
Brady2:04
7."Satin Bedsheets"
  • Brady
  • Lewis
  • Devon Nunez
  • Golden
Brady1:48
8."Boom"
  • Brady
  • Judge
2:09
9."Pombachu"
  • Brady
  • Grant
  • Robel Ketema
Brady2:20
10."Almost Famous"
  • Brady
  • Grant
  • Golden
Brady2:54
Total length:20:05

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Walker, Sophie (May 5, 2021). "Cake Pop – 'Cake Pop 2' review: rowdy and ridiculous hyperpop from the Dylan Brady supergroup". The Fory-Five. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Gray, Julia (May 6, 2021). "Cake Pop: Cake Pop 2 Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 6, 2021.