Vocalist Matt Shultz lays into his microphone with a need to get many things off his chest and the way that they come off his chest are in flashes and throws, little bucking barbs that are so poignant because they're full of punch and smarts. They get pissy and instead of whining, they bitch and shed some of that fever that gets them all high strung in the first place with these songs of youthful unburdening. Cage The Elephant rage against the aspects of life that get everyone a little riled up - dumb people, idiocy and big corporations run by dumb people. These Kentucky boys even went so far last year as to live in the UK for a good majority of it as their luck fared better faster there, playing their punk rock-tinged anthems of angst and inscrutable bitterness for adoring fans and garnering the heart of the country's king of rock and roll rags, NME. It takes some time over here though, as this large country and its fickle music devourers aren't won over in lumps, but in singles - as unfortunate as that is. It was a good look into not just a domestic dispute between a man and a piece of technology he was more than reliant upon, but a look into the lifeblood of this band from Bowling Green, Kentucky, that is raging in the United Kingdom, has played at Bonnaroo and is just beginning to crack the consciousness of an American public that should already consider them buzzworthy. Tichenor, still cussing up a storm under his breath, later asked to borrow a bandmate's phone - obviously once to many times. His mobile phone's calling plan was in question, its service a joke and his phone was a useless rectangle of chips and numbers that deserved bloody murder. But this was more serious and an on-going issue, collaborative and cumulative. He sat on the couch in our lounge area, pecking away on the blasted contraption, grumbling in a grouchy, early-morning way that you might use if the milk for your coffee turned out to be curdled as it poured or the doggie you've never completely loved had taken a whiz in the shoes you were about to step into. The morning that Cage The Elephant arrived at the Horseshack, bassist Daniel Tichenor was ready to throw his phone against the wall.
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