Cage the Elephant
Biography
Cage the Elephant is an alternative rock band which formed in 2005 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States.
The band consists of Matt Shultz (vocals), Brad Shultz (guitar), Nick Bockrath (guitar), Daniel Tichenor (bass, vocals), Jared Champion (drums) and Matthan Minster (keyboard, vocals, guitar).
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Their breakthrough single was Aint No Rest For The Wicked, which peaked at #83 on the Billboard Hot 100, #32 on the UK Singles Chart and #3 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. This song was also featured as the intro song for the 2009 video game "Borderlands."
Thus far, they have earned dozens of Gold, Platinum and Multi Platinum certifications, tallied over 5 billion streams, and notched 11 #1 records on Alternative Radio. The guys consecutively garnered 2 GRAMMY® Awards for "Best Rock Album" for both Tell Me Im Pretty
[2015] and Social Cues [2019]. Of the latter, Entertainment Weekly raved, "The albums introspection paired with its urgent energy make Cage The Elephant sound more passionate than ever." In the meantime, their music has also surged through pop culture as "Cigarette Daydreams" graced the soundtrack of Marvels Spider-Man 2 video game, "Goodbye" appeared in The Summer | Turned Pretty, and "Trouble" powered a global campaign for Amazon Prime.
The Kentucky-bred six-piece instinctually lean on their enduring bond as both musicians and friends to get through anything and everything.
Moments of elation might take the form of sticky hooks, swaggering rhythms, or upbeat guitars, while tense riffs and jittery grooves could give shape to feelings of anxiety, doubt, or instability. As such, the group fearlessly alchemize a season of tragedy and turbulence into the 12 tracks on their 6th full-length album, Neon Pill. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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