My Friend the Chocolate Cake

{{Short description|Australian musical ensemble}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = My Friend the Chocolate Cake | image = | image_size = | image_upright = | landscape =  | alt = | caption = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | genre = {{flatlist| * Chamber pop * pop rock * folk rock * alternative rock }} | years_active = {{start date|1989}}–2018 (indefinite hiatus) | label = {{flatlist| * Warner/East West * White/Mushroom/Festival * Mushroom/Sony * Shock * Liberation }} | spinoff_of = Not Drowning, Waving | website = {{URL|mftcc.com}} | current_members = * David Bridie * Helen Mountfort * Hope Csutoros * Greg Patten * Dean Addison * Andrew Richardson | past_members = * Russel Bradley * Andrew Carswell * Michael Barker }}

'''My Friend the Chocolate Cake''' are an Australian chamber pop group formed in 1989 by mainstays David Bridie on vocals and keyboards and Helen Mountfort on cello and backing vocals (both ex-Not Drowning, Waving). They have released seven studio albums with two reaching the ARIA Albums Chart top 50, ''Brood'' (1993) and ''Good Luck'' (1996). These two albums have both won the ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album; in 1995 and 1997.<ref name="ARIA 1995"/><ref name="ARIA 1997"/>

==History== ===1989–1992: Career beginnings=== My Friend the Chocolate Cake were formed initially as an acoustic side project in 1989 by David Bridie on vocals, piano, harmonium and keyboards and Helen Mountfort on cello and backing vocals.<ref name="McFarlane"/> Bridie and Mountfort were members of an ambient, world music ensemble not drowning, waving.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="McFarlane NDW"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> In 1989, Bridie had taken a holiday to New Zealand and had written "a few more breezy compositions" that did not fit into the style of not drowning, waving.<ref name="Website"/> Upon return to Melbourne, Mountford joined his project with her own writing.<ref name="Miranda"/>

My Friend the Chocolate Cake took their name from the title of a song by Sydney band Ya Ya Choral.<ref name="Dib"/> Bridie admitted that one reason they chose an all-acoustic act was so they did not have to carry around amplifiers.<ref name="Mountfort"/> Charles Miranda of ''The Canberra Times'' observed, "[their] emotive, in some instances ambient tunes, takes you to places you've been to in the past or would like to go to in the future."<ref name="Miranda"/>

Although the intention was to play a handful of shows,<ref name="Frazier"/> the band developed a following after securing a residency at Madigan's, a now-defunct venue in Brunswick.<ref name="Levin"/> By 1990 Bridie and Mountfort were joined in the group by Russel Bradley on percussion, Andrew Carswell on mandolin, Hope Csutoros on violin and Andrew Richardson on guitar.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> With a budget of $800, the group released their debut self-titled album, ''My Friend the Chocolate Cake'', in 1992 and it peaked at number 109 on the ARIA Charts in April of that year.<ref name="bubble">{{cite web|url= https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2023/02/week-commencing-24-february-1992.html | title=Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 24 February1992 |website=Bubbling Down Under|access-date=25 February 2023}}</ref> It was co-produced by Bridie, Carswell and Mountfort with Tim Cole for Warner/East West.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> Ian McFarlane, an Australian musicologist, cited music journalist, Bruce Elder's review of the album in ''Rolling Stone'' Australia, "one of the best albums of high-art pop ever recorded in Australia."<ref name="McFarlane"/> The album's lead single "A Midlife's Tale (Get It Back Now)" peaked at number 134 on the ARIA singles chart.<ref name="bubble"/>

===1993–1997: ''Brood'' and ''Good Luck''=== The group began recording their second studio album in mid-1993, while maintaining performances between not drowning, waving and My Friend the Chocolate Cake.<ref name="Miranda"/> ''Brood'' was released in July 1994. McFarlane described how it, "[showed] a more serious aesthetic at work. [It] had been recorded with a generous budget and mixed in New York... [and] featured an intimate, accessible sound that ranged from the uptempo pop of the [second] single 'Throwing It Away' to the gentle ballad 'The Old Years'."<ref name="McFarlane"/> ''Brood'' peaked at No. 32 on the ARIA Albums Chart.<ref name="AUS Charts"/> By that time Bradley was replaced by Michael Barker on percussion and drums (ex-Daryl Braithwaite, the Black Sorrows).<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> The lead single, "I've Got a Plan", was released in November 1994.<ref name="McFarlane"/> At the ARIA Music Awards of 1995, ''Brood'' won the ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album.<ref name="ARIA 1995"/><ref name="AMO Interv"/> Barker was replaced in turn during 1995 by Greg Patten on drums.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/>

My Friend the Chocolate Cake's third album, ''Good Luck'' was co-produced by Bridie and Mountfort with Jeremy Allom and was released in 1996.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> It peaked at No. 44 on the ARIA Albums Chart.<ref name="AUS Charts"/> McFarlane opined, "among the band's most accomplished and direct statements to date."<ref name="McFarlane"/> At the ARIA Music Awards of 1997, it won ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album.<ref name="ARIA 1997"/> The group played a sell-out show at Edinburgh Festival in Scotland and toured Europe. They followed with a live album, ''Live at the National Theatre'', in December 1997.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/>

===1998–2009: ''Curious'' and ''Home Improvements''=== From 1998 the group went into hiatus while Bridie developed an interest in the musical environment of Papua New Guinea and moved there in 2000. Bridie began experimenting with the local string music scene, with a band called Hotel Radio.

In 2000, My Friend the Chocolate Cake's contract with Mushroom Records ended and they decided to represent themselves independently. Gathering in 2002 the group released their fourth studio album, ''Curious'', in May of that year, via Capitol Records.<ref name="ARIA Report 640"/> It was co-produced by Bridie, Mountfort and Christian Scallan.<ref name="Holmgren"/> It peaked at No. 14 on the ARIA Australasian Artists Albums chart and No. 19 on the related Alternative Albums chart.<ref name="ARIA Report 640"/> They followed with another hiatus from 2003.{{fact|date=May 2019}}

In 2005 independent Australian label Liberation Music re-released My Friend the Chocolate Cake's back catalogue.

The band resumed recording in 2006 and released their fifth studio album, ''Home Improvements''in March 2007 – its title refers to its lyrical observations of suburban Australian life, a reoccurring theme in the band's music. The album reached the ARIA Albums Chart top 100.<ref name="ARIA Report 890"/>

Andrew Carswell left the band in July 2010 but continued playing with the Americana band The Stetson Family until his untimely death in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Griffiths |first=Neil |date=15 March 2016 |title=Respected Melbourne Musician Passes Away |url=https://themusic.com.au/news/respected-melbourne-musician-passes-away/3HrPzvHw8_I/15-03-16 |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=The Music |language=en}}</ref>

===2011–2018: ''Fiasco'' and ''The Revival Meeting''=== In February 2011, the group released "25 Stations", the lead single from their sixth studio album, ''Fiasco'', released in April 2011. Bridie admitting that Carswell's departure had removed a part of their folky element. In May 2014, the band released ''Best Cake in Show'', a compilation of live tracks. In January 2016, the group performed a one-off concert with Archie Roach at the Sydney Opera House.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/archie-roach-and-mftcc-announce-one-off-concert/|title= Archie Roach and MFTCC announce one off concert|website=The Music Network|date=1 December 2015 |access-date=27 February 2020}}</ref>

Their seventh studio album, ''The Revival Meeting'', was self-released in May 2017.<ref name="Badgley"/> In June 2018 the group announced "the upcoming MFTCC shows will be their last shows for some years, as they will be taking an indefinite hiatus to pursue other projects".<ref name="hiatus"/>

==Musical style== My Friend the Chocolate Cake's music can be seen to straddle the worlds of ambient and world music, with an emphasis on piano and violin-led acoustic music. The band's collective musical influences are diverse and include: Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Irish and Scottish folk music, Joy Division, Arvo Pärt, and folk / pop / rock performers such as Billy Bragg, Talk Talk, John Cale and Michelle Shocked.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

==Television== In the 1990s, the song "The Romp" was frequently used on promotional adverts on Australia's ABC channel.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}} A number of the band's songs have appeared in the Australian adolescent television drama ''Heartbreak High'' including "Salt", "Your Ship Is Gone" and "Talk About Love".<ref name="HH 4"/> "I've Got a Plan" was used in episodes of the Australian soap opera, ''Home and Away'', broadcast in the UK on 16 March 2012.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}}

==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of studio albums with chart positions and certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:11em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Details ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | AUS <ref name="AUS Charts"/><ref name="aus chart complete">{{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/7iku4tt | title=My Friend the Chocolate Cake ARIA Chart History (1991-2019), received from ARIA in May 2024|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date=14 July 2024}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''My Friend the Chocolate Cake'' | * Released: March 1992 * Label: EastWest (903175819-2) * Format: CD, cassette | 109 |- ! scope="row"| ''Brood'' | * Released: July 1994 * Label: White/ Mushroom (D31136) * Format: CD, cassette | 32 |- ! scope="row"| ''Good Luck'' | * Released: September 1996 * Label: White/ Mushroom (TVD93462) * Format: CD, cassette | 44 |- ! scope="row"| ''Curious'' | * Released: 27 May 2002 * Label: EMI Music (7243540166-2) * Format: CD | 108 |- ! scope="row"| ''Home Improvements'' | * Released: March 2007 * Label: Liberation Music (LIBCD9231.2) * Format: CD | 89 |- ! scope="row"| ''Fiasco'' | * Released: April 2011 * Label: Shock Records (MFTCC20) * Format: CD, digital download | 141 |- ! scope="row"| ''The Revival Meeting'' | * Released: 17 May 2017 * Label: My Friend the Chocolate Cake (MFTCC22) * Format: CD, DD, LP | — |}

===Live album=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of live albums with chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:11em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Details ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | AUS <ref name="aus chart complete"/> |- ! scope="row"| ''Live at the National Theatre'' | * Released: November 1997 * Label: Mushroom (MUSH33072.2) * Format: CD, CD+VHS | 107 |}

===Compilation album=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of compilation album with selected details ! scope="col" style="width:11em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:20em;"| Details |- ! scope="row"| ''Review'' | * Released: 1997 * Label: Mushroom (MUSH4CD) * Format: CD |- ! scope="row"| ''19 Easy Pieces'' | * Released: November 1999 * Label: My Friend the Chocolate Cake (CC1199M) * Format: CD * Note: A collection of song from film soundtracks, theatre, compilations and b-sides. |- ! scope="row"| ''Parade – The Best Of...'' | * Released: June 2004 * Label: Liberation Music * Format: CD |- ! scope="row"| ''Best Cake in Show'' | * Released: May 2014 * Label: My Friend the Chocolate Cake (MFTCC21) * Format: CD, DD * Note: A collection of live recordings spanning the bands 25 year career. |}

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+List of singles, with selected chart positions ! rowspan="2" | Year ! rowspan="2" | Title ! colspan="1" | Chart positions ! rowspan="2" | Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | AUS <ref name="aus chart complete"/> |- | 1992 | align="left"| "A Midlife's Tale (Get It Back Now)" | 134 | ''My Friend the Chocolate Cake'' |- | rowspan="2"| 1994 | align="left"| "Throwing It All Away" | 180 | rowspan="3"| ''Brood'' |- | align="left"| "I've Got a Plan" | 140 |- | rowspan="1"| 1995 | align="left"| "Song from Under the Floorboards" | 149 |- | rowspan="2"| 1996 | align="left"| "Lighthouse Keeper" | 150 | rowspan="2"| ''Good Luck'' |- | align="left"| "Talk About Love" | 149 |- | 1997 | align="left"| "Your Ship Has Gone" | — | ''Good Luck'' (bonus disc) |- | 2003 | align="left"| "Let's Go Walk This Town" | (promo) | ''Parade – The Best Of...'' |- | 2006 | align="left"| "Home Improvements" | 125 | ''Home Improvements '' |- | 2011 | align="left"| "25 Stations" | — | ''Fiasco'' |- | 2017 | align="left"| "Jeffrey Smart"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9bA5_aXb9Y&feature=emb_title |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/f9bA5_aXb9Y |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live|title=My Friend The Chocolate Cake - Jeffrey Smart (Silver City)|website=YouTube|date=5 July 2017|access-date=27 February 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> | — | ''The Revival Meeting'' |}

==Awards== ===ARIA Music Awards=== The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. My Friend the Chocolate Cake has won 2 awards from 2 nominations.

{{awards table}} ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | 1995 | ''Brood'' | Best Adult Contemporary Album | {{won}} | <ref name="ARIA 1995"/> |- | 1997 | ''Good Luck'' | Best Adult Contemporary Album | {{won}} | <ref name="ARIA 1997"/> |- {{end}}

==References==

{{Refbegin}} ;General * {{Cite encyclopedia | last = McFarlane | first = Ian | authorlink = Ian McFarlane | encyclopedia = Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop | title = Whammo Homepage | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040405231007/http://www.whammo.com.au/index.asp | url = http://www.whammo.com.au/index.asp | archive-date = 5 April 2004 | access-date = 3 October 2013 | year = 1999 | publisher = Allen & Unwin | location = St Leonards, NSW | isbn = 1-86508-072-1 }} Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality. ;Specific {{Refend}} {{Reflist|refs=

<ref name="McFarlane">McFarlane, [https://web.archive.org/web/20040930220952/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=522 'My Friend the Chocolate Cake'] entry. Archived from [http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=522 the original] on 30 September 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2018.</ref>

<ref name="Holmgren">Entries on Australian Rock Database: * My Friend the Chocolate Cake: {{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20041221184705/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/m/myfriendthechocolatecake.html | url = http://hem.passagen.se:80/honga/database/m/myfriendthechocolatecake.html | publisher = Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren) | title = My Friend the Chocolate Cake | work = hem.passagen.se | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | last2 = Bridie | first2 = David | archive-date = 21 December 2004 | access-date = 3 June 2018 | url-status = usurped }} * Not Drowning, Waving: {{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121008113039/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/n/notdrowningwaving.html | url = http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/n/notdrowningwaving.html | publisher = Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren) | title = Not Drowning, Waving | work = hem.passagen.se | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | last2 = Bridie | first2 = David | archive-date = 8 October 2012 | url-status = usurped | access-date = 3 June 2018 }} * David Bridie (1989–present): {{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130930080418/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/b/bridiedavid.html | url = http://hem.passagen.se:80/honga/database/b/bridiedavid.html | publisher = Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren) | title = David Bridie | work = hem.passagen.se | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | last2 = Bridie | first2 = David | archive-date = 30 September 2013 | access-date = 3 June 2018 | url-status = usurped }} * Helen Mountfort (1989–present): {{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20041226191504/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/m/mountforthelen.html | url = http://hem.passagen.se:80/honga/database/m/mountforthelen.html | publisher = Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren) | title = Hope Csutoros | work = hem.passagen.se | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | archive-date = 26 December 2004 | access-date = 4 June 2018 | url-status = usurped }} * Hope Csutoros (1990–present): {{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20041227001621/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/c/csutoroshope.html | url = http://hem.passagen.se:80/honga/database/c/csutoroshope.html | publisher = Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren) | title = Hope Csutoros | work = hem.passagen.se | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | archive-date = 27 December 2004 | access-date = 4 June 2018 | url-status = usurped }} * Michael Barker (1994–95): {{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20041217082738/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/b/barkermichael.html | url = http://hem.passagen.se:80/honga/database/b/barkermichael.html | publisher = Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren) | title = Michael Barker | work = hem.passagen.se | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | archive-date = 17 December 2004 | access-date = 4 June 2018 | url-status = usurped }}</ref>

<ref name="McFarlane NDW">McFarlane, [https://web.archive.org/web/20040419063525/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=545 'not drowning, waving'] entry. Archived from [http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=545 the original] on 19 April 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2018.</ref>

<ref name="Website">{{cite web|url=http://www.mftcc.com/bio.html |title=My Friend The Chocolate Cake: bio |publisher=Mftcc.com |access-date=2012-10-24}}</ref>

<ref name="Miranda">{{cite news | url = https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122404618 |title= Chocolate Cake for any Mood | last = Miranda | first = Charles | newspaper = The Canberra Times, Good Times | volume = 66 | issue = 20,794 | date = 19 March 1992 | access-date = 3 June 2018 | page = 15 | via = National Library of Australia }}</ref>

<ref name="Dib">{{cite web|last=Dib |first=Lisa |url=http://lipmag.com/arts/interview-my-friend-the-chocolate-cake/ |title=interview: my friend the chocolate cake |publisher=Lipmag.com |date=2011-05-27 |access-date=2012-10-24}}</ref>

<ref name="Mountfort">"The rise of My Friend The Chocolate Cake..." Helen Mountfort and David Bridie, MTV Australia, 1 January 1997</ref>

<ref name="Frazier">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.abc.net.au/nsw/2011/05/my-friend-the-chocolate-cake-david-bridie-interview.html?site=northcoast&program=north_coast_breakfast |title=Breakfast with Justine Frazier: My Friend The Chocolate Cake: David Bridie Interview |publisher=Blogs.abc.net.au |access-date=2012-10-24}}</ref>

<ref name="Levin">{{cite web|author=Darren Levin |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/the-next-tasty-little-morsel-20110526-1f4tw.html |title=The next tasty little morsel |publisher=Smh.com.au |date= |access-date=2012-10-24}}</ref>

<ref name="AUS Charts">{{cite web | url = https://www.australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=My+Friend+The+Chocolate+Cake | title = Discography My Friend the Chocolate Cake | work = Australian Charts Portal | publisher = Hung Medien | access-date = 4 June 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="ARIA 1995">{{cite web | url = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1995 | title = ARIA Music Awards winners, 1995 | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | access-date = 4 June 2018 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235646/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1995 | archive-date = 26 September 2007 | df = dmy-all}} Note: ARIA website erroneously lists the album as, "I've Got a Plan", which is its lead single.</ref>

<ref name="AMO Interv">{{cite web|url=http://www.amo.org.au/artist.asp?id=3674 |title=My Friend The Chocolate Cake: Biography |publisher= Australian Music Online |date=6 September 2007 |access-date=2012-10-24 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070906103309/http://www.amo.org.au/artist.asp?id=3674 |archive-date=6 September 2007 }}</ref>

<ref name="ARIA 1997">{{cite web | url = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1997 | title = ARIA Music Awards winners, 1997 | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | access-date = 4 June 2018 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071222011152/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1997 | archive-date = 22 December 2007 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

<ref name="ARIA Report 640">{{cite journal | date = 3 June 2002 | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020626140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020627-0000/www.aria.com.au/Issue640.pdf | title = Week Commencing ~ 3rd June 2002 ~ Issue #640 | last = Kellaghan | first = Ronan | journal = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 640 | pages = 11–12 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue640.pdf | archive-date = 26 June 2002 | access-date = 4 June 2018 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

<ref name="ARIA Report 890">{{cite journal | date = 26 March 2007 | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20070319130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20070320-0000/issue890.pdf | title = Week Commencing ~ 26th March 2007 ~ Issue #890 | last = Wallace | first = Ian | journal = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 890 | pages = 2, 6, 12 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue890.pdf | archive-date = 19 March 2007 | access-date = 4 June 2018 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

<ref name="Badgley">{{cite news | url = https://spillmagazine.com/spill-feature-revival-meeting-conversation-helen-mountfort-friend-chocolate-cake/ | title = Spill Feature: ''The Revival Meeting'' – A Conversation with Helen Mountfort of My Friend the Chocolate Cake | last = Badgley | first = Aaron |author-link=Aaron Badgley| work = The Spill Magazine | year = 2017 | access-date = 4 June 2018 }}</ref>

<ref name="HH 4">{{cite web|url=http://www.heartbreak-high.com/musicseason_4.htm |title=Music |publisher=Heartbreak High |date=2005-05-29 |access-date=2012-10-24}}</ref>

<ref name="hiatus">{{cite web|url=https://www.mftcc.com |title=My Friend the Chocolate Cake |publisher=mftcc.com |year=2018 |access-date=2018-08-26 |quote=The upcoming MFTCC shows will be their last shows for some years...}}</ref>

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==External links==

*{{official website|http://www.mftcc.com/}} *[https://myfriendthechocolatecake.bandcamp.com/music Bandcamp page]

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