“I am the one you left for dead, You are the bullet in my head, And as you stand over my grave, You’ll pause the lips upon my face”. This vibrant sequence of tenor is the first verse of the song, “Spiderhead” on Cage the Elephant’s new album, Melophobia.

The gifted and inspirational band has not released an album since their last one, “Thank You, Happy Birthday”, which was released in 2010. This new album is the band’s attempt at spacing themselves from the music that first inspired them to produce such creations.
Melophobia incorporates new tones and sound into the already ripened musical realm of Cage the Elephant, proving them to be a more esteemed, experienced band than most others. The eclecticity of the music entices the listener and sucks them in like a vacuum.

Originating from Bowling Green, Kentucky, Cage the Elephant consists of five band members, singer Matt Shultz, guitarist Brad Shultz, guitarist Lincoln Parish, bassist Daniel Tichenor, and drummer Jared Champion.

When the concept of creating a new album had been introduced to the band, each of the band members had their own idea of what they wanted it to be and sound like, each on completely adverse ends of the spectrum. This complicated things upon writing the music and made it difficult to assimilate everyone’s input.

However, the mixture of such differing objectives has formed Melophobia into a glistening sea of color and luminance.
The blistering raw sound of this alluringly electrifying band will enrapture and ensnare you with an energetic liveliness that is always sure to impress.

So unless you have a real case of melophobia, try it out!