Someone Else's Cake

Personnel: Johnny Sangster (vocals, guitar, percussion); Lincoln Barr (vocals, guitar); Andrew Salzman (vocals, drums, percussion); Matthew Cunningham (vocals); Daniel Walker (keyboards).Audio Mixer: Johnny Sangster.Recording information: Crackle & Pop, Seattle, WA.While Someone Else's Cake is only the third album in as many years from Seattle quartet Red Jacket Mine, they already sound like they've been on the block for quite some time. Maybe it's songwriter Lincoln Barr's old soul lyrics, which manage to be intricate, smart, and casual at the same time, or maybe it's their breezy sound, built on a foundation of slick '70s pop influences but branching out into more updated styles almost accidentally. More likely, it's the masterful assembly of all these influences, motivations, and intentions into a streamlined final product that sounds so cool and self-assured there's no chance it was made by some bunch of new kids. Starting with the peppy album-opener "Amy," Red Jacket Mine dip