Spin Doctors’ first album in 12 years is at once a bold leap for a legendary band and the sound of a group truly revitalized. Marking their debut on new label home and iconic major Capitol Records, Face Full of Cake finds the Alt-Rock veterans in top form with an abundance of hooks in their arsenal and the warm, Funky sound that longtime fans have come to expect from them. The record truly marks a new era for Spin Doctors, and with a blockbuster summer tour on the horizon and new bassist Jack Daley in tow, it’s impossible not to catch the thrilling feeling that this 35 years strong-and-running crew is, despite their wealth of experience, just getting started.
Face Full of Cake marks the quartet’s return after 2013’s If the River Was Whiskey; according to drummer Aaron Comess, its creative genesis began while the group was isolating during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. “It had been a while since we had made a record,” he recalls. “We had talked about it for a while, but nobody was really motivated enough to get together and start the process.”
Indeed, Spin Doctors have been on a journey for the last three-and-a-half decades, and they show no signs of stopping—and as Schenkman points out, Face Full of Cake feels like a true full-circle moment in regards to their starmaking 1991 record Pocket Full of Kryptonite. “The moment that we walked into the room, there was plenty of reasons to believe it wouldn't work— but as soon as we played three notes, we knew we had it,” he says. “The same thing happened with this record. There's a lot of joy emanating from all of us in this band.
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