Cake Mountain began as principal songwriter Ricky Tanner split from his third band in 2 years. He compiled all his songs from these bands; a postpunk band, an indie band, and a terribly clichéd rock band, and decided to change them. His initial vision was “Arcade Fire on a shoestring”, but the songs became more devolved than that, stripping them to their bones and building them into something new. ... more