On their fourth record, Cage The Elephant has started to hit the skids; this is really where the ruts start to set in. The disc kicks off with \u201cCry Baby,\u201d a very lackluster track that doesn\u2019t seem to have the same feel or energy as tracks from the band\u2019s past. Next up, the main track and first single \u201cMess Around\u201d is their best song in quite some time. Quick, bouncy and tailor-made both for rock radio and for the ears, it\u2019s one of the catchiest rock singles of the year.<\/p>\n
The record as a whole is a very disappointing affair \u2013 very downbeat and unexpectedly mellow, \u00a0unlike the last three Cage records. Some have said it\u2019s because Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys produced this disc. Generally not being a fan of the Black Keys, I can\u2019t tell the similarities; all I know is that this disc is lacking a lot of the band\u2019s normal energy and is more of the type of disc that you listen to on a grey, overcast day, not driving around with the top down.<\/p>\n
The record does have a couple of other decent tracks, including \u201cPunchin\u2019 Bag\u201d and \u201cCold Cold Cold.\u201d The latter has some really great guitar work, while the former is a great candidate for a second single as it has some of the best energy found on the entire disc; it would also sound really good blaring out of the radio.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s Right\u201d also has some spunk and energy, but it isn\u2019t enough to save the overall spirit of the record. I just couldn\u2019t help but be disappointed by this record because I tend to look at Cage The Elephant as one of the last real alternative rock bands out there. They don\u2019t need to rely on electronics and keyboards to come across to a modern audience. But this record is the type that has killed certain bands in the past, so I hope Cage can make a grand comeback on the next disc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":32594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[8601],"rating":[5619],"class_list":["post-44360","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-cage-the-elephant","rating-rating-c"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/44360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/91"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44360"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/44360\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=44360"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=44360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}