Cage the music

It starts with a slight tap of your foot. Then a slight bob of the head. Then both in unison. Then the electricity connects your head and your feet, and your body jumps. It’s the kind of music that brings a frenzy upon your body. You cannot hear this music and stay still. The feverish intensity with which the music hits you, makes you want to bounce like a maniac.

Remember the 90's. America’s hearts were opening up to a different sound. Those were the years when the US started spawning garage rock bands. Blokes coming together in their neighbourhood to belt out some tunes which they could play at the local pub, and get laid if they were lucky. That particular sound was dynamic, scruffy, and full of an "I don't give a shit" attitude. It was fresh and something that the youth connected with. Alas it was a sound that slowly disappeared, as is the case with many.

Fast-forward to 2006 and you have a band that captures that vanishing sound. Cage the Elephant hails from Kentucky, USA. A group of 5, led by Matt Shultz, call the US and the UK their home. Known for their high-energy live performances, the rock band has garnered a large fan following in a particularly short period of time.

Vocals that hit extreme highs and lows in each song, guitars that have a grungy taste, and drums that kick the ear-drum in. Mad, chunky and crunchy sounds reminiscent of a decade gone, Cage the Elephant bring back the times of trashing your garage.