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Cut With the Cake Knife

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Release Date: September 18, 2015
Catalog: SBR3017
***STRAWBERRY RED LP PRE-ORDER SHIPS ON OR AROUND JANUARY 17, 2025***
Cut With the Cake Knife was recorded by Rose McDowall in 1988 and 1989 following the break up of her group Strawberry Switchblade. Produced with the aid of several musicians in several studios, the album features songs written for the fabled second Strawberry Switchblade album. More importantly, perhaps, it showcases the honest, direct...
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Cut With the Cake Knife was recorded by Rose McDowall in 1988 and 1989 following the break up of her group Strawberry Switchblade. Produced with the aid of several musicians in several studios, the album features songs written for the fabled second Strawberry Switchblade album. More importantly, perhaps, it showcases the honest, direct and life-affirming songs of one of the greatest unsung songwriters of the modern pop era at a tumultuous time in her career.

Like the veiled melancholy of her former group’s hits, Cut With the Cake Knife hints at a darkness beneath the gloss, a darkness that saw McDowall delve into more esoteric territory with her subsequent recordings and collaborations. Cut With the Cake Knife serves as the bridge between the pop music McDowall had been making with her friends Jill Bryson, Lawrence from Felt, and Primal Scream to what became a more extreme, deep sound informed by neo-folk and post-industrial music.

Rose McDowall
Rose McDowall

Track List:

  • 1. Tibet
  • 2. Sunboy
  • 3. Wings of Heaven
  • 4. Sixty Cowboys
  • 5. On the Sun
  • 6. Cut with the Cake Knife
  • 7. Crystal Nights
  • 8. Soldier
  • 9. So Vicious
  • 10. Don’t Fear the Reaper
  • 11. Crystal Days
Cut With the Cake Knife

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