The album that changed Cage The Elephant
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Opening Theme by Matthew McClelland
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From their punk-filled debut (“Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked”) to the fine pop melodies of Melophobia (“Come A Little Closer”) and the sulkier songs of Social Cues (“Ready To Let Go”), Cage The Elephant are one of the most consistently entertaining bands of this generation.
Their five records have covered a ton of sonic ground making it difficult to corner them into just one subgenre of rock. They arrived at precisely the time when “post punk revival” began seeing a bit of a suppression -- and it’s clear the group saw this coming, as they transitioned towards a more pop-centric sound as time went on. Looking a little closer at the group’s songwriting, reveals frequent reflections on their thoughts and feelings on making music, their attempts at maintaining creative freedoms and realizing an overall musical identity.
Let’s uncage the elephant and take a look at what the former punk band had to become in order to stay relevant.
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Written by Daniel Rosen and Frank Furtado
Voiced and edited by Frank Furtado
Additional Music by Matthew McClelland
The fifth studio album was a answer to Matt's recent divorce, going through all the different phases throughout the breakup.
^ in addition to loosing 2 of his friends to suicide
I also thought Cold Cold Cold was also partially about who How Are You True is about, hence the lyric "the problems in my chest". could be wrong though
yeah I think m8 missed the mark on this video
not bashing at all. Quality as always!
@@robjohnson1996 Yeah I feel as though he tried to analyze each album and place it within the journey of the band through the music industry which doesn’t necessarily work for a lot of songs.
I love bands that can successfully evolve and change to stay relevant, without making music that feels empty or sold-out. Cage the Elephant is one of the best In my opinion.
They’re one of the only groups who can make two songs be polar opposites right next to each other and still have them both be my favorite songs of all time (Teeth and Cigarette Daydreams) such an insanely talented group
arctic monkeys are another perfect example of this
@@Sophie_Pea I dont think the Arctic Monkeys try to change to stay relevant, all their albums are different and theyre all great, but Humbug wasnt really relevant back when it was released, people even got angry at the change of style. TBHC is the same, its weirdly different and pretty much not relevant, but it does sound great in its style.
Its definitly not a bad thing though, they change their style just because they want it, because they want to make new music in different styles, which really is what you want as a artist.
@@TST0475 that thought crossed my mind too, especially with tranquility base. That was a pretty big shot in the dark and they would’ve known that. But like you said they more so did it because they want to
I was mainly trying to point out just how often they have changed genres and people still really enjoy it
@@Sophie_Pea Yeah its definitly true that they can make great songs in lots of different kind of styles, its definitly a very great band. Im very curious about what they are going to do for their next album.
I think you misinterpreted some of the songs from Social Cues a bit. Most of the songs are about Matt’s recent dicorce from hus long time wife. Especially the song Goodbye is definetly about her more than their sound
Isn't that song about the life losses of closest to band people? I definitely heard it being this way in one of Matt's interviews.
@@Cass1DyTho Probably a bit of column a, column b
i think rather than a misinterpretation it was more likely he knew what he was expected to say but wanted to find new interesting ways of finding a message. even if there really was or wasn't one there.
Fun fact, Matt Shultz actually changes the story about how the band got its name like every time someone asks him
I was gonna say I remember something about a magazine.
TØP does that too lol
cage the elephant one of the most energetic bands out there.
They are very interesting to watch live
then and arctic are the best out there rn
Nice profile picture
@@ChristianUrea who
Certainly, but no one is close to the manic energy of the Hives!
Kinda feels like Middle 8 is reaching a lot of the time to fit his own narrative. Goodbye is not them saying goodbye to their music, it’s about Matt’s divorce. Kinda discredits the entire video when you’re frequently picking and choosing lyrics to fit a narrative they’re not a part of.
Was thinking the exact same thing
I also got really confused when they used cigarettes daydream like that
Well you know what they say, every person interprets songs different and as we aren't in the writers heads, they could well have been thinking of both things at the same time
@@Mystic_Apollo
Ok... but if we can’t know what’s in the writer’s head, you shouldn’t just assume a narrative and present it so confidently like middle 8 did
@@guntbuckler2890 yeah I understand that, I'm just presenting the point that it fits his narrative surprisingly well, and with how well crafted the song lyrics have been throughout cage's discography I would be suprised if it was written with both intentions in mind
I disagree that "Tell me I'm pretty" was a redundant release. I think it is their most emotional and polished album. It's the most sonically ambitious after social cues. The narrator also states that shake me down was about not being stuck in the past while a lot of people think it's about drug addiction or being trapped by other people's expectations. I get that this video is one person's personal opinion but it seems extremely reductive for such an enigmatic band.
i completely agree, it was tell me i'm pretty that made me fall in love w them, the first song of theirs i rlly fell in love with was sweetie little jean, the emotion poured into that song is so real i can almost feel the pain that those lyrics represent
@@timbosubs7622 yeah that album is quality as, i felt attacked when middle 8 was discrediting it and pretty much calling it sad and boring lol
Tell me im pretty is their best album wbk
Sonically Melophobia is much richer than Tell Me I'm Pretty, but narratively it's definitely their best record. It's normal that after you establish yourself with a big record you pour all your hooks and ideas into the next to keep people hooked. AM and FF did the same.
Yeah the downplaying of how great Tell Me I'm Pretty and Social Cues are is really strange to me. It's like I couldn't tell what he was trying to say because he calls them redundant and then praises them for allowing the band to stay true to themselves and try new things which is not redundant and just seemed like it was contradicting himself.
Cage the Elephant is my comfort music. No matter at what point in my life I am, I can always go back and find something of theirs to listen to.
cage the elephant is one of the few bands that i enjoy songs from every single one of their albums
Right that's why I can't pick a favorite lol.. you got "back against the wall" on this one "Aberdeen" over here "Halo" right there "That's right" where it's supposed to be and more recently "ready to let go"
Tame Imapala is up there too.
What is the song at 13:20?
@@racistpixel1017sounds like a slow+reverb of come a little closer.
Cage the Elephant sorta got me into music. When I first came across their sound my young pop-sick-mind instantly attached itself to their sound. First band I called my favorite.
Same they got me into rock
They really broadened my music taste. I was tired of the white stripes.
Tha was Arctic Monkeys for me XD
Same here, man.
for me gorillaz did that it made me realize that there was more out there than pop and it completely opened my eyes to how much i did actually care for music and that i was just looking in the wrong places
Love or hate them, they have some good ass singles. People dont listen to songs over and over for no reason
I still find it crazy that TMIP and Social Cues both won best rock album while Melophobia wasn't even nominated
Right? I think Melophobia was their magnum opus and well-deserving of many accolades
SC and TMIP were both really good but Melophobia was insanely good
Melophobia is my fav album
it was nominated in 2015, lost to St.Vincent
Melophobi was nominated
Great band, but they were never “punk” or even punk-adjacent. Bluesy-garage at first.
I would call them a lil punk, if you listen to their song 'free love' its pretty punkrock to me. But genres are always hars to define
wasnt Thank You Happy Birthday based on punk rock?
Melophobia is easily my favorite album. It’s so unique
@@evanismakingmusic Favorite out of their music but it’s definitely in my top 3 favorite albums of all time
I don't think halo got enough love.
What is the song at 13:20?
samee i especially love halo and teeth
@@racistpixel1017 its this guys intro and outro or smth its def not cage the elephant
honestly cigarette daydreams is so different from any of their other songs,and that’s what makes it so good
They seem to have at least one simplistic acoustic song per album
Debut Album - Cover me Again
Thank you happy birthday - Rubber Ball
Melophobia - Cigarette Daydreams
Tell Me I'm Pretty - How Are You True
Social Cues - Love's the Only Way
@@topgoose4818 or even the end of flow has an acoustic cover of right before my eyes which is fire. Comes as a single if you buy the record
@@wynkss it’s called shiver- or originally that’s what they choose to call it
melophobia is a top ten album of the 2010s
Honestly their peak imo
@@raynebirkin6726 imo their peak was tell me im pretty
Blurryface #1
Though I’m extremely bias :/
*Middle 8* but their videos are a Top 10 in quality each time.
ethan
hey
love your username. the pride of extraversion is underrated
@@carissanami5824 you're right, being introverted is kinda a trend now, but what about extroverts
Melophobia is one my favorite albums of all time.
Unpeeled is literally the greatest live album i've ever listened to, their own discography plus the covers are just amazing from start to finish
I think instant crush sucks, but other than that I agree
This is a band I will always want to listen to, their music always feels fresh to me even when its been out for years!
My dad played "Ain't no rest for the Wicked" when I was smaller and the sing will forever be an onportant part of me brigning me back to the early 2010's, God I love that song
I think Social Cues is the album that made me like Cage The Elephant, it is so sincere, still experimental. I saw in this record a real evolution in sound and themes, something unique.
Yeah really strange he called it and Tell Me I'm Pretty redundant
Why do you keep calling them a punk band. There was never anything punk about them. Garage rock maybe. Not punk. Rock and roll, definitely.
Cage The Elephant is goated.
What's weird is, imo, the sounds of all of their albums are good but I only end up loving 1/3 or 1/2 of each album
Damn Middle8 hearted and unhearted my comment fml
Yo brothaaah
Ima be honest they are a mid band but I still like them so much
Nah, he probably hearted you but when you edited your comment that dehearted it. Lol sorry.
@@marijuanaknowsomething6743 are you stupid? he unhearted the comment after I already said he unhearted it?
No lmfao, he hearted and unhearted for some reason so I edited the comment to say that.
WTH.... Middle 8, Polyphonic and Alfo Media releasing new videos at around the same time......Hmmmmmmm.
The Holy Trinity has spoken
I like their sound, but I just can't get into songs about the music industry (or movies about Hollywood etc).
In all fairness. This video has massively misrepresented what their songs are about. Like massively. Totally different to what the band has said.
I think middle 8 reads too much in to cage’s evolution by virtue of their lyricism alone.
Video on Modest Mouse? I love your videos so much, you put so much effort into them and they’re always enjoyable. Have a great day!
Love the artists and bands ya pick to do these on
I don’t think I’ve ever clicked a video as quickly as I did on this when I saw it. Cage have been one of my favourite bands since I was 14 (7 years). Seen them twice and both times were some of the best gig experiences I’ve ever had. Truly one of the less mainstream greats. ‘In One Ear’ and ‘Aberdeen’ will always be two of my favourite songs
I clicked so fast too
I FUCKING LOVE ABERDEEN SO SO SO SO MUCH
They lost their lead guitarist after melophobia, and it's obvious with their melodies, i think this should have been touched on
Agree 100% Lincoln Parish was such a key part of their band
When I first read the description, I thought it was about the Talking Heads album
I love cigarette daydreams. It might seem cliche but I love the song. I feel like every band/artist should have a type of song like cigarette daydreams.
This is one of the only bands that will come out with a new record and I'll listen to it on repeat CONSTANTLY
I had the chance to see Cage the Elephant with 50 or so people in a small acoustic set on a festival in 2019, one of the most surreal moments ever. Really intimate setting but with the amazing stage presence of Matt.
Thank You Happy Birthday was the soundtrack to my angsty teen period. Easily my favorite CTE album.
One of my favorite live performance bands, but I still am more drawn to their original material.
Matt crowd surfed at a concert I was at and I got to touch him, I’ve never fan boyed so hard in my life. The show was amazing and they all seem so genuine
Same, in New York 2019
I think in order to fully appreciate the second album, you have to see them, performing those songs live. Those songs sounded a lot better when you could see Matt in front of you pouring sweat, singing his head off and interacting with the crowd.
The second album is the best one
I love cage the elephant :)
Your videos are always so eye openning. Every time you cover a band I love , I found much more significance and meaning in their work. Please never stop making these
Cage the Elephant has long been my favorite band, and it's been great to grow up with their music. I latched onto them in middle school shortly after "Thank You, Happy Birthday" came out, and their sonic evolution and growing up coincided with my own growing up and change into adulthood.
I love how each one of their albums is so different from any of the others, but always sounds exactly how Cage the Elephant should sound.
The fear of music? Let me tell you about Jorge Elbrecht, the Costa Rican singer head of iconic indie bands Violens and Lansing-Dreiden. Elbrecht’s disaffection with popular music and internet culture developed into a pathology by his late twenties, resulting in dangerously high levels of stress and anxiety as the thematic content of his work grew darker. His deterioration culminated in the onset of rapid aging that saw his health decline markedly. This, according to his estate, is confirmed by a test of Elbrecht’s DNA which shows his genetic age at 76.
That’s what I call the fear of music.
His music is amazing, by the way, look him up!
Cage The Elephant refers to the "Elephant in the room" being the horrible atrocities that are going on in the world. The Cage refers to the media covering up these atrocities. In their song "Tiny Little Robots" they sing 'they'll keep you so amused, you'll never taste the truth." Their entire first album is very radically driven.
Next album should pay tribute to their the album
The quick zoom into the eyeball when he says "looking a little closer." @0:51
Next one: FOALS
Excellent as always! Waiting for a vid about Nirvana
Yes but this isn’t a video on Weezer
I love Cage the Elephant's discography. I find their discography to be really enjoyable. I rarely find anything in their discography to be not as great unlike Muse's outputs as of recent. Like my love for Arctic Monkeys and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. My favourite song of theirs are, Ain't No Rest for the Wicked, Cigarette Daydream (which I play in my guitar), Trouble, Ready to Let Go. Middle 8, I don't think Melophobia is their peak at all. It was really them exploring a new sound. Tell Me I'm Pretty is a mix of refinement of Melophobia and their earlier music. Tell Me I'm Pretty is their music refinement.
Matt Schultz is definitely writing about his divorce in Social Cues. I listen to it going through a breakup along with Igor. I'm always excited for whatever they come out with.
As a huge CTE fan, calling them a punk band is quite the overstatement. In One Ear is their only real punk song. They don't even really have any pop-punk songs. They're absolutely a rock band, though they are absolutely going to pop-rock, but they aren't punks.
They have the proto-punk/garage rock sound of the 60's like The Stooges and MC5.
They have undeniable punk influence but I wouldn't call them a punk band. Sell yourself, teeth, sabertooth tiger, and in one ear are a few examples of that. I still hear light punk influences in their polished and poppy stuff, like the house of glass.
I disagree, I think japanese buffalo is quite punk
To be honest I thought they were a punk band but that was just when I met their first album, post punk/garage punk are not even my favorite genres but I loved their music back them, I still like some of their "new" music like "cold cold cold" and "mess around" but not as much as their first album, I understand why they changed now at least
I think Matt brings the punk charisma sometimes when he is on stage. He seems like a true to who he is kinda guy
Yessssss i love cage the elephant!!!!
You make me doubt myself, because I love EVERY song from Cage the Elephant, early and new, and I now feel guilty for liking something that would have been forced ? I'm at a loss
When I got borderlands 1 I was introduced to one of the greatest video games ever and one of my favorite bands ever.
Discovered them 3-4 years ago, and now they are my favorite band. Melophobia is such a good record with it's Beatles esque sound. Still their best record. There is something about their music that feels genuine, raw, real and uplifting, they have evolve but have not lost their essence.
Was JUST watching your video on Coldplay.
Couldn't take this video seriously after he called 'tell me I'm pretty redundant '
I loved Cage before then, but thats the album that made them my favourite band, and Social Cues solidified that.
Can't wait for the next album
I think TYHB is very underrated
It really is, “Flow” honestly stands out to me the most
Loved the first album, used to play it from start to finish. Everything after was a disappointment to me and everyone I knew that loved that first album, it all just sounded so dull compared to how energetic they started out.
The song "Shake me down" always brings tears to me..
Middle 8, you're bloody epic, sick vids man, dont ever change
I love cage the elephant so much, I want them to get all the recognition they deserve
An interesting connection you might look at is how CTE moved to a sound like Modest Mouse
Please do another strokes vid on the new abnormal?
the elephant was caged
Speaking of alternative rock bands that have gone through different phases and matured, there's Ween. They'd make a great subject.
i've been waiting for one of these on cage the elephant
goodbye is about matt´s ex wtf
I was pretty excited when I saw this in my subs but a bit disappointed honestly. Lots of misinterpretations with the band’s lyrics, especially with songs like Cold Cold Cold and Goodbye. Cage writes about music itself and the industry a decent amount but not as much as you’re making it out to be. Matt writes a ton about his personal life, especially his recent divorce on Social Cues. This was alright. Pumped about the Philip K. Dick movie though tbh
Everybody forgets about thank you happy birthday
Goodbye was about his struggle with his divorce dude
thank you for making a video on Cage! they're honestly really underrated, apart from obviously Cigarette Daydreams
Please do Highly Suspect
Man, their first two albums will always be near the top of my albums list
agreed!
I love this band so much. I saw them live at the music hall on my college campus and was like 5 rows from the stage and Matt and Brad came out into the crowd, Matt was stage diving, Brad stood in the seat next to me and they played Ain't No Rest For The Wicked while they did that. Like, I was legit touching brad and turned around and saw the whole venue staring at where we were. It was an awesome experience.
Made me so happy when I saw the thumbnail I love Cage The Elephant!! They’re one of my favorite bands for sure they’re super talented and have a variety of sounds that I all enjoy and they’ve made some of my all time favorite songs like Cigarette Daydreams and Ready To Let Go
Seeing these live in The Academy in Dublin a few years ago was an amazing an experience. In between songs they interacted with the crowd telling them how much they love their Irish fans. And the Irish fans gave the love right back. Great night.
Great video, but I feel like it's not complete. In all of their albums Matt was reflecting on his relationships, but the last one is heavily influenced by his divorce and all of the songs have this kind of dark falling-out-of-love undertone. I think it was worth mentioning, especially if you included "goodbye" as an example
Melophobia is my literal favorite album of all time right now, and I really know why.
Can you cover Of Monsters And Men please???????🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼
Take everything middle 8 said about the music industry and apply it to Matt’s love life. There are many interviews of Matt talking about this. Like ain’t no rest for the wicked was a quote from a fellow worker when he had a normal job that he wrote on a napkin. Middle 8 stretched a little in this one
Do a video on the smashing pumpkins!!!!!!!!
Cage the Elephant we're at their best with "In one ear"
I love cte. Soul touching music
Maybe cuz my depression an my love and good taste.. I thank them n luv em n liked the original name.. maybe cuz I am confused as f on what I am pose 2do.. and what our lord Jesus want me 2do in this life
Help me lord figure this out.. satan is on my ass.. got me f up in the game.. spiritual warfare is real an a real mf
Love yall Jesus do 2.. thank u for bein u ur amazing.. don't forget it or let a hater convince u otherwise.. they go hard in 2023.. oh an dont do drugs
I f love you
You talk like they changed their sound to "stay relevant."
Thus is just simply not true.
People change as they grow. Taste changes, people can venture artistically. A musician isn't locked into one sound or genre. They can make whatever music they want.
Not gonna lie, Cage the Elephant is one of the best band names I've ever heard.
The album Social Cues was a revelation! 👍🏻🎸
I'm convinced the bald man was a time traveler who lived in a post apocalyptic world brought on upon by the band not being cage the elephant.
im glad people are making videos and talking about cte but i think this vid is misrepresenting the band
Very much so
@MIDDLE8 YOU HAVE TO DO A VIDEO ABOUT THE STROKES'S NEW ALBUM SINCE YOU DRAG THEM DOWN IN THE LAST VIDEO AND LEFT US WITH THIS QUESTION "WAS THAT IT?". (the last album was amazing)
SPILL IT KWEENNNN
so true tho
oooooooooooo one of my favorite bands!
Disappointed that the live album unpeeled didn't get a honorable mention 😕 thought it was bad ass they covered daft punks instant crush. I love Casablancas original just think it's cool that cte appreciated it as much as I did and they did it live. Don't want to judge but I think half the audience didn't know how lucky they were to see that
I wish you would’ve covered unpeeled, it’s my favorite cage album
Accidentally came across this band and I've loved their songs for about 3 years now
I’ve been waiting for a cage the elephant video and I’m so happy it is here
Fantastic band! They're so consistently good!
Please analyze the album NFR or COTCC by Lana Del Rey next 😍
Hey great video! I'm really happy you were able to find angle for the narrative of this band. If they choose to keep making music (and I hope they will) they need to refind those qualities that defined them in Melaphobia.
I appreciate all the work you put into these videos. Keep it up!
Thank you so much for making this! Cage has always been one of my most favorite bands and I always wanted you to make a video about them!! You've made my night!
I love how you meticulously deep dive and highlight musical acts that aren't in the mainstream line of sight! It's awesome and opens up your viewers to new acts. Keep up the good work! Hopefully you'll be able to make a video on the likes of AJR & Nothing but thieves in the future.
It’s so sad that there are so less videos about them
7:05 I think this part says lord in the sea, in the street not industry industry I also thought it said that until I looked at the lyrics