CAGE THE ELEPHANT CURRENTLY IN THE STUDIO PUTTING FINISHING TOUCHES ON THIRD STUDIO ALBUM DUE OUT THIS FALL ON RCA RECORDS
BAND TO JOIN MUSE FOR LIVE ARENA DATES
IN SEPTEMBER
LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 25, 2013 - Cage The Elephant
are currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on their
eagerly anticipated third full-length album. Due out this fall on RCA
Records, the new album was recorded in Nashville, TN and reunites the
band with producer Jay Joyce who produced the group's prior two
releases.
"When
we set out to make this record we had a few different vague ideas for
what direction we wanted to move in musically, but as usual the end
result turned out nothing like what we had originally envisioned," said
vocalist Matt Shultz. "There was an element of playfulness and swagger
absent on our last record that unexpectedly began to surface. At the
same time the songs had a more inner-directed and reflective sound.
Finally, we started experimenting with combining the two polar
elements."
"Every time we make a record we go to war with ourselves as individuals and as a collective," Shultz continues.
"We try to remain true to our convictions and in the end, we have to
let go and let the record speak for its self. Letting go is the easy
part, getting to that point is the struggle."
The new album is the follow up to 2011's acclaimed sophomore album Thank You Happy Birthday, which debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart and has over 250,000 copies to date. Rolling Stone, New York Times, LA Times, USA Today, and Entertainment Weekly
praised the release as "one of the best rock albums of the year". The
album also spawned the hit single "Shake Me Down" which spent six weeks
at #1 at Alternative radio. Their acclaimed self-titled debut album was
released in 2009 and has sold over 550,000 copies to date. The album
remained on the Billboard 200 Chart for an astounding 73 consecutive
weeks and produced three Top 5 singles at Alternative Radio, including
the massive hit "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked". In
additional to numerous Sold Out headline runs, Cage The Elephant has
toured with Black Keys, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Muse,
Stone Temple Pilots, Foals, Silversun Pickups, Manchester Orchestra, and
many more.
This
coming September Cage The Elephant will bring their raucous live show
to arena audiences across the US for a run of dates with Muse. See below
for a complete list of upcoming dates.
Cage
The Elephant consists of singer Matt Shultz, guitarist Brad Shultz,
bassist Daniel Tichenor, guitarist Lincoln Parish, and drummer Jared
Champion.
Additional information on the forthcoming release will be revealed in the coming weeks.
Cage The Elephant Live Dates
9/3 - Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena*
9/4 - Duluth, GA - The Arena At Gwinnett Center*
9/6 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena*
9/8 - Pittsburgh, PA - Consol Energy Center*
9/9 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center*
9/11 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center*
9/14 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amph.
9/17 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center*
9/19 - Salt Lake City, UT - EnergySolutions Arena*
9/21 - Oceanside, CA - FM 94/9 Independence Jam
9/27 - Kansas City, MO - 96.5 The Buzz Beach Ball
*with Muse
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