Arcade Fire: The Suburbs vs Cake: Comfort Eagle

My first listen to either, and never has there been an easier pick.  Spoiler alert: The Suburbs wins.  Arcade Fire are brilliant and I've avoided their newer music only because I don't want to be disappointed after Funeral (and let's face it, Neon Bible was good, but not up to the standard they set for themselves.).  They've clearly matured into a sound that is more solid than their initial album, yet still bursting with creativity.  Good, and even a great album.  Comfort Eagle is ok, but not great, and maybe not even real good.  Cake seems stuck in college.  Specifically, Calvin College 1994-8.  They channel They Might Be Giants, but are less funny and can't quite pull it off.  Chock full of the inevitable over-extended metaphor... hyperbole.  Gimmicky.  Maybe 1 good song.

No contest:  The Suburbs advances.