If Grunge was the sound of America eating it's young, then Seattle's post grunge trio, Flake, is a fitting after dinner liqueur: thick and heady, charcoal mellowed and ready for consumption by and unsuspecting public. Don't be fooled by the seeming sweetness of their gripping melodies, this is a band with a bite. Ravenously sought by legions of fans up and down the west coast, Flake's bristly danger-pop and raging soul core is catching on. Their always hum-able, usually caustic tunes are burning themselves into audience craniums where ever the lads stop to play a show. Guitarist Rob Middleton and Bassist Ken Ackerlund, native Seattleites and longtime friends formed Flake from the ashes of Random Song Generator in 1992. For around six years the band played Seattle's premier clubs such as The Crocodile, Moe's, the Colour Box, Rckndy, The Lake Union Pub with great pop bands of the day such as Sister Psychic, Pop Sickle, Goodness, Love Battery and many more. The band went through several drummers (some more than once!) including Scott Schickler and Craig Bradford both of Swallow fame. Finally, Rob Cunningham (The Lemons) joined the band and stay on until the guys decided to take an extended hiatus after releasing their second full length "Wild Cool Anger" in 1997. Reviews: The Stranger: "The two most notable things about BOX are its consistency and apt songcraft. There are (13) solid tunes with no fillers or clinkers. Each song contains the artful brevity of lyric and instrumentation that songwriter/guitarist Rob Middleton has turned into a trademark." Kerrang! "If the Posies are the sweet young things of the pop-rock family, then Flake are their rougher, readier younger cousins. Not a million miles away from the much-underrated Lovenut, the Seattle three-piece sew up a rawness, power and melody with a effortless deftness." Urban Spelunker: "This single (Start Without Me) rocks. I think, if nothing else, this single alone should stand in Jet City history as best representing the quintessential "Seattle Sound" Pandemonium: "Seattle's unsung heroes, indeed. For instance check out the poignant power pop ditty 'Needed.' Teasing guitar progressions nit-pick tension into a series of wonderful melodic choral releases." Option: "Most of the cuts are tight, roaring rockers with melodies as clear and sweet as the music is loud...The best shots at alternative airplay are '5th of July,' and 'Stupid Ballad'..." The Rocket: Flake are defiantly proving themselves to be Seattle's finest power pop trio... It will be a crying shame and a disservice to radio-listening consumers if so-called alternative and mainstream radio don't take a liking to (Flake)."