The band does make a bit of a departure in terms of the actual instrumentalization. Luckily, Vince DiFiore's recognizable trumpet sound and super catchy bass lines that made "Short Skirt/Long Jacket" so awesome remain in this album, but once the band tries their hand at further instrumentalization, like in "The Winter," the album descends into a weird melancholy that makes you hark back to the days when lead singer John McCrae sang about how he likes his girls. This trend does not improve, as another ballad-like, more heavily instrumentalized song, "Teenage Pregnancy," just falls short, sounding a little amateurish. Every band has to evolve, but the new direction Cake is taking does not really seem to work all the way through, making their newest effort likeable, but uneven.