Melophobia

Melophobia

by Cage the Elephant
Melophobia

Melophobia

by Cage the Elephant

CD

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Overview

Among new millennial '90s alt-rock revivalists, Cage the Elephant are distinguished by their elegantly sculpted melodicism and their eagerness to smooth their scuzz-rock -- equal parts Pixies and classic Nuggets -- to make their rock palatable to the masses. The two characteristics go hand and hand -- good melodies always beg for proper presentation -- and CTE's predilection for polish isn't without precedent: Pixies producer Gil Norton was many things but raw was not one of them. To their considerable credit, Cage the Elephant don't sound stuck in any one of their possible pasts on 2013's Melophobia, their third album and their most assured LP to date. Influences and heroes can be heard -- the Pixies, sure, but also the Strokes on the tightly wound "Take It or Leave It," the Kills (whose Alison Mosshart guests on "It's Just Forever") -- but Cage the Elephant aren't recycling, they're synthesizing, mashing big, and swinging jagged guitars with candied melodies, furious rhythms, a slight hint of soul, and an echo of new wave. Melophobia is a thoroughly modern rock record, where all the past is alive in the present, so if you've ever had affection for any alt-rock sound from the '80s through the 2000s, it's hard not to find something to enjoy here. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 10/08/2013
Label: Rca
UPC: 0888837627726
Rank: 1296

Tracks

  1. Spiderhead
  2. Come a Little Closer
  3. Telescope
  4. It's Just Forever
  5. Take It or Leave It
  6. Halo
  7. Black Widow
  8. Hypocrite
  9. Teeth
  10. Cigarette Daydreams

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Cage the Elephant   Primary Artist
Alison Mosshart   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals
Roy Agee   Trombone
Jeff Coffin   Saxophone
Daniel Tichenor   Bass (Vocal)
Jared Champion   Drums,Percussion
Lincoln Parish   Guitar
Brad Shultz   Guitar
Mike Haynes   Trumpet
Matthew Shultz   Vocals
The Scrap Metal Horns   Horn

Technical Credits

Alison Mosshart   Composer
Jay Joyce   Producer,Recording
Tom Elmhirst   Mixing
Tom Coyne   Mastering Engineer
Daniel Tichenor   Composer
Jared Champion   Composer
Lincoln Parish   Composer
Brad Shultz   Composer
Matt Wheeler   Assistant Engineer
Colin Lane   Photography
David Wolter   A&R
Meghan Foley   Art Direction
R. Clint Colburn   Artwork
Ben Baptie   Mixing Assistant
Matthew Shultz   Composer
Jason Hall   Engineer
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