Sorry I missed the last two days of music week...I'll catch up today. All three posts, maybe. Or just two, but definitely no less than two. Anyway, today's band is...
Cage the Elephant!
Bet you didn't see that coming, since the last two days were more punk-y, scream-y bands! Ha! Really though, I do like Cage the Elephant, and they should be easy to write about because they haven't been around as long as my other bands have.
This band started out in Chicago in 2006. Currently, the members are Matthew Schultz (lead vocals), Lincoln Parish (lead guitar), Brad Schultz (rhythm guitar), Daniel Tichenor (bass and backing vocals), and Jared Champion (drums and percussion (again with the drums AND percussion, Wiki?)).
Their first album was produced in 2008 by Relentless/Red Ink. It was self-titled. Their second album was released in 2010 by Jive/Universal, and it's called Thank You, Happy Birthday. I can personally attest to the goodness of both of these albums.
Matthew Schultz has an interesting voice. It's not particularly good, even, just interesting in a way that makes you want to listen. I think CTE is still trying to find their sound, because there is a big difference between the first album and the second. The first one is mainly about the lyrics, and the second one I think puts more emphasis on the instruments. They're both good, though.
Another thing--CTE is weird. That's the most accurate description I can give you. They are just a bunch of weird men who happen to play instruments and sing. They're like the Red Hot Chili Peppers that way, except not at all like RHCP really. Except for in that both of the bands in question are weird and that's the only way I can describe them.
As you can see, I don't really know that much about Cage the Elephant. Besides that they are good, and oh yeah! did I mention that they are a bit on the political side? At least on the first album? Okay, well good. Now you know. And the video for Aberdeen was really good, so you should go look it up on YouTube because I am far too lazy to take the time to make you a nice little hyperlink right now.
See you soon,
--Razza Ragazza
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