Cage The Elephant

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Biography

Cage the Elephant is an American rock band from Bowling Green, Kentucky, that formed in mid-2006. Since their formation, the band has gained a large following in the US as well as the UK and Canada for their sound and their high-energy live performances.

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Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 2007
Number of Albums 15
Record Label RCA
Website www.cagetheelephant.com
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When did Cage the Elephant form?

2006

...nt is an American rock band from Bowling Green, Kentucky, that formed in 2006 and relocated to London, England, in 2008 before their first album was r...
Where did the band relocate to before their first album was released?

London, England

... from Bowling Green, Kentucky, that formed in 2006 and relocated to London, England , in 2008 before their first album was released. The band currently...
Who is the lead vocalist of Cage The Elephant?

Matt Shultz

...irst album was released. The band currently consists of lead vocalist Matt Shultz , rhythm guitarist Brad Shultz, lead guitarist Nick Bockrath, guitari...
Which guitarist served as the band's lead guitarist from 2006 until 2013?

Lincoln Parish

...tthan Minster, bassist Daniel Tichenor, and drummer Jared Champion. Lincoln Parish served as the band's lead guitarist from their formation in 2006 un...
What was the name of the second album of the band?

Thank You, Happy Birthday

...rock, funk, and blues music. However, the band's second album, Thank You, Happy Birthday , was heavily influenced by punk rock as well as bands such as...
What was the name of Cage the Elephant's third album?

Melophobia

... as well as bands such as Pixies and Nirvana. The band's third album, Melophobia , was the band's concerted effort to find its own distinct musical ide...
Who produced Tell Me I'm Pretty?

Dan Auerbach

...m. Cage the Elephant's fourth album, Tell Me I'm Pretty, produced by Dan Auerbach , was released on December 18, 2015. The album won the award for Best...
What award did Tell Me i'm pretty win at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards?

Best Rock Album

...ach, was released on December 18, 2015. The album won the award for Best Rock Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. The band released a live album, ...
When did the band release a live album called Unpeeled?

July 28, 2017

...er 18, 2015. The album won the award for Best Rock Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. The band released a live album, Unpeeled, on July 28, 2017 ....
Where did Cage the Elephant relocate to before their 2008 debut?

England

... the biggest rock bands of the 2010s. The Kentucky natives relocated to England just before the 2008 release of their eponymous debut, and the ensuing...
What was the name of the transatlantic hit?

Ain't No Rest for the Wicked

...nd the ensuing media boost resulted in the transatlantic hit Ain't No Rest for the Wicked , a clever pop tune that sounded like a hybrid between the Wh...
What was the name of the band's 2011 album that went gold?

Thank You Happy Birthday

...American modern rock radio, with two albums going gold (2011's Thank You Happy Birthday and 2013's Melophobia), and a Grammy Award for their 2015 albu...
What was the name of Cage the Elephant's 2015 album?

Tell Me I'm Pretty

...nd a Grammy Award for their 2015 album, the Dan Auerbach produced Tell Me I'm Pretty . It was all proof that Cage the Elephant had become one of the ra...
What was the name of the single released in 2007?

Free Love

...and Daniel Tichenor, the group signed with Relentless and released the Free Love single late in 2007. A support slot for the Pigeon Detectives beckone...
In what month did Ain't No Rest for the Wicked reach the Top 40?

June

..., and followup single Ain't No Rest for the Wicked reached the Top 40 in June . The group's selftitled debut followed soon after, becoming a respectabl...
When was Melophobia released?

October 2013

...e studio, the band recorded its third album, Melophobia. Released in October 2013 , the album saw Cage collaborating with Alison Mosshart (the Kills, t...
Who did Cage collaborate with on Melophobic?

Alison Mosshart

...ia. Released in October 2013, the album saw Cage collaborating with Alison Mosshart (the Kills, the Dead Weather) and featured the modern rock radio h...
In what city was Live from the Vic held?

Chicago

...012, the band released the live audiovideo package Live from the Vic in Chicago , which captured performances from their soldout twonight run at the fa...
What color hair does Matt have?

lightbrown

...oking up at his old home on the second floor. Wiry and talkative with lightbrown hair framing stillboyish features, Matt laughs as he recalls the gree...
What did Matt like to find in the green shag carpet?

old bits of breakfast cereal

...ughs as he recalls the green shag carpet where he would find old bits of breakfast cereal , like the marshmallows in Lucky Charms, and eat them like se...
Where did Matt find old bits of breakfast cereal?

green shag carpet

...n hair framing stillboyish features, Matt laughs as he recalls the green shag carpet where he would find old bits of breakfast cereal, like the marshm...
Where did Matt and Brad create an imaginary clubhouse?

a line of woods

... local kids, mostly from lowincome families, played baseball and at a line of woods where Matt and Brad, now 33, created an imaginary clubhouse, naili...
What was Brad Sr.'s job?

longdistance truck driver

... The singer also remembers his fathers absences Brad Sr. was a longdistance truck driver and the handmedown clothes from older cousins that he and Bra...
What did the brothers respond to taunts with?

songwriting

...inancial struggles. The brothers later responded to those taunts with songwriting . A fifth member, guitarist Lincoln Parish, quit in 2013. That first ...
When did Lincoln Parish quit as a guitarist?

2013

...unts with songwriting. A fifth member, guitarist Lincoln Parish, quit in 2013 . That first album went gold and included the platinum single Aint No Res...
What is the name of Cages' new album?

Tell Me Im Pretty

...ppy Birthday and 2013s Melophobia hit the Top 20. Cages new album, Tell Me Im Pretty , produced by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys, is their best yet me...
What did Lincoln Parish leave on good terms to pursue a career in?

producing

... until December 2013, when he left on good terms to pursue a career in producing . It was influenced by classic rock, funk, and blues music. The band's...
Where did Cage the Elephant move to in 2008?

London

... in Bowling Green, Kentucky. They moved to England, U.K. and settled in London in 2008, shortly before their selftitled first album was released. The ...
What is the brother of Matt Shultz?

Brad Shultz

...he band currently consists of Matt Shultz (vocals), his older brother Brad Shultz (rhythm guitar), Nick Bockrath (lead guitar), Matthan Minster (guita...
When was Thank You, Happy Birthday released?

2011

...ing. The band's second album, Thank You, Happy Birthday, was released in 2011 and was heavily influenced by punk rock as well as bands such as Pixies ...
In what year did the band release Unpeeled?

2017

... by Dan Auerbach and released in 2015. The band released a live album, Unpeeled, in 2017 . Their fifth studio album, Social Cues, was released in 2019....
Who was the frontman of Cage the Elephant in 2006?

Matthew Shultz

...l in Austin, Texas, the band relocated to London, England. Frontman Matthew Shultz was having his fortune told when the woman pulled out a card and st...
Who was the Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana drummer?

Dave Grohl

...nt's shows. Luckily, Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl stepped in and played the drums in Champion's absence. Cage the Eleph...
The bass line of the song was inspired by what band?

The Shins

...tar riff of the song was taken from a different song written by bassist Daniel Tichenor's father. The bass line of the song was inspired by The Shins ....