B-Sides and Rarities released

Cake later formed its own label, Upbeat Records , which allowed the band to release the compilation album B-Sides and Rarities on August 14, 2007. This was followed by a series of concerts, including at the IndigO2 in London, and a performance in Anchorage, Alaska . Reviews of B-Sides and Rarities were generally good; Devin Grant of The Post and Courier wrote that “For an album full of odds and ends, this Cake release is every bit as good, and every bit as fun, as the band’s previous studio releases”, while Catherine P. Lewis of The Washington Post noted that, although several live tracks reduced the album’s strength, “there are still enough charming nuggets to make this album less disposable than the typical rarities compilation”.