Album Review: Cage the Elephant’s Social Cues
Last Wednesday, Kentucky originated indie rock band Cage the Elephant graced us once again with their latest album release of Social Cues. From start to finish Social Cues is recognizably an album where the band’s sound is evidently grown since 2013′s Melophobia. Yes, Tell Me I’m Pretty would have been their second latest album, but with the aid of Dan Auerbach from The Arcs and The Black Keys hindered the band’s development with their sound. With the start of Cry Baby Cry up to the final track of Portuguese Knife Fight Dan’s influence overthrew Matt Shultz’s self titled album progression that we have all grown to love and adore. To cut things short Tell Me I’m Pretty for the majority of the songs was a disappointment.
Now with the recent release of Social Cues, it feels as though this is the path where the band should have gone since Melophobia. The band kicked off the album by spewing out their single Ready To Let Go and it had listeners on a frenzy for the album’s entirety.
Songs on Social Cues that stood out from the rest include: Glass House with a upmost catchy chorus that has fans getting ready to scream during their live performances, then the creatively titled Black Madonna that explores the themes of fame and reality, and Goodbye closing the album by stirring up heavy emotions from an ended relationship. With the difficult parting of lead singer Matt Shultz and his wife in 2018 the John Lennon-esque track Goodbye was formulated.
Overall, Social Cues has a fantastic variety of new Cage the Elephant versus old Cage the Elephant. The band’s current tour is packed with an unbelievable stack of groups such as Beck, and Sunflower Bean. A night which fans will undoubtedly never forget.
Take a listen to Cage the Elephant’s latest release of Glass House’s official lyric video below!