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Cage the Elephant is an American rock band from Bowling Green, Kentucky where they were originally known as "Perfect Confusion." Their single "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" reached number 32 on the UK Singles Chart and was recently featured in the Gearbox Software video game Borderlands.[1] The band signed with EMI Records after showcasing at the 2007 South by Southwest music festival, and then moved to East London, England.[2] They released their eponymous debut album, Cage the Elephant, on 23 June 2008. The album obtained mostly favorable reviews. Cage the Elephant appeared as a support act on tour with The Pigeon Detectives in early 2008 and with Silversun Pickups and Manchester Orchestra in 2009. The single, "Ain't No Rest For the Wicked", was the free single of the week on iTunes for the week of April 12, 2009. The group made a national TV appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman in July, 2009. In August 2007 Cage the Elephant played for the first time at Lollapalooza in Chicago, and returned to the festival in August 2009. [3] Prior to their return to Lollapalooza the band also played at the music festival Bonnaroo in June 2009.
Band members
- Matthew Schultz – vocals
- Brad Schultz – guitar
- Lincoln Parish – lead guitar
- Daniel Tichenor – bass, backing vocals
- Jared Champion – drums, percussion
Influences
On the official website for the band their influences are various bands and they "began to devour everything they could find from the Beatles, The Ramones, Led Zeppelin, Chuck Berry, the Rolling Stones,Nirvana, and the Pixies, to name but a few".
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Rock | US Indie | US Heat | UK | ||
| 2008 | Cage the Elephant
|
67 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 38 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Main | US Alt | US Rock | CAN | UK | ||||
| 2007 | "Free Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cage the Elephant | |
| 2008 | "In One Ear" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" | 83 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 32 | |||
| 2009 | "Back Against the Wall" | — | 26 | 5 | 13 | 92 | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Photos
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At London Barfly on 18 March 2008 -
At London Barfly on 18 March 2008
References
- ^ "Top 100 Singles Chart". The Official Charts Company. 22 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ "Cage the Elephant Clears Up Hippie Commune Rumors". BlackBook Magazine. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ "Lollapalooza interview". Roxwel.com. August 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
External links
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