History Music / CageTheElephant

!This band provides examples of the following tropes:

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* [[AwesomeMcCoolName Jared Champion]]- drums

* SelfTitledAlbum

* ''Melophobia'' (2013)

* OfCorpseHesAlive: The video for "Around My Head". It's an odd SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: One radio edit of "In One Ear" changes the line "The crowd will only like me if they're really fuckin' drunk" to "the crowd will only like me if they're all smacked up". Thus, the band got rid of a curse word, but also exchanged one drug (alcohol) for another, less socially acceptable one (heroin).

Cage The Elephant is an American AlternativeRock band from Bowling Green, Kentucky. Since their founding in 2006 (as an offshoot of Perfect Confusion, a band in which many of the members previously played), Cage The Elephant has gained popularity in the US and UK indie scenes for their energetic sound and live performances. Their sound is a blend of PunkRock and BluesRock and they are often classified as part of the 2000s garage rock revival. The band came to prominence with their hit single "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked" (used as the title music in VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}), and have followed up with several more.

* AnimatedMusicVideo - The video for 'Aberdeen' is animated with beautiful StopMotion.
* AntiLoveSong - "Around My Head". Well, sort of.

* OfCorpseHesAlive - The video for "Around My Head". It's an odd SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}.
* PrecisionFStrike - At the end of the "Around My Head" video and the aforementioned "In One Ear".

-->You're a two, faced ruthless instigator\\

* SurprisinglyGentleSong - "Shiver", the acoustic version of "Right Before My Eyes". "Flow" and "Rubber Ball" also count.

* TakeThat - "Indy Kidz" is a jab at {{Hipster}}s.
* TakeThatCritics - "In One Ear." Well, more of a "Screw You" than a "Take That," but still a bit of a Take That.

* ''Social Cues'' (2018)

* ''Unpeeled'' (acoustic versions album, 2017)

* CynicismCatalyst: "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" has an example, with the protagonist coming home after being approached by a prostitute, and shortly afterwards robbed. He turns on the TV, and what should he see but a priest getting arrested for stealing from the church, making him realize that [[WaxingLyrical we're all the same -- oh yes, we all seek out to satisfy those thrills.]]

* OfCorpseHesAlive - The video for "Around My Head". It's an odd CrowningMomentOfFunny.

!Line-up:

* Lincoln Parish- lead guitar

* SomethingSomethingLeonardBernstein: Once the main part of "Japanese Buffalo" kicks in, it's very hard to make out anything but the "HA HA HA AND OH HO HO" near the middle of the verse until the pause. One might think Matt is having an attack while he's singing. Even the liner notes [[LampshadeHanging lampshade]] this by haVing halt the song's official lyrics be a long string of question marks.

** ''Thank You, Happy Birthday'' is rawer and more abrasive than their debut. It is often compared to the Music/{{Pixies}}.

** ''Melophobia'' goes headlong into an indie sound largely inspired, according to Matt, by DavidBowie and {{EDM}}.

* NewSoundAlbum: ''Thank You, Happy Birthday'' is rawer and more abrasive than their debut. It is often compared to the {{Pixies}}.

** ''Tell Me I'm Pretty'' takes a dive headfirst into a gritty '60s garage rock and rock-and-roll-inspired sound, though this shouldn't be surprising considering it was produced by [[Music/TheBlackKeys DanAuerbach]].

* TakeThat - "Indy Kidz" is a jab at {{Hipsters}}.

* SomethingSomethingLeonardBernstein: "Sabretooth Tiger"
** Once the main part of "Japanese Buffalo" kicks in, it's very hard to make out anything but the "HA HA HA AND OH HO HO" near the middle of the verse until the pause. One might think Matt is having an attack while he's singing.

* WordSaladLyrics
** Played for laughs with "Japanese Buffalo" where the lyrics are purposely slurred.

Cage The Elephant is an American AlternativeRock band from Bowling Green, Kentucky. Since their founding in 2006 (as an offshoot of Perfect Confusion, a band in which many of the members previously played), Cage The Elephant has gained popularity in the US and UK indie scenes for their energetic sound and live performances. Their sound is a blend of PunkRock and BluesRock and they are often classified as part of the 2000s garage rock revival. The band came to prominence with their hit single "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked" (used as the title music in VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}), and have not quite managed another hit like it.