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Cage The ElephantAberdeenShake Me Down
Members of Cage the Elephant had previously been involved in the band Perfect Confusion. The band signed with Relentless Records after showcasing at the 2007 South by Southwest music festival, and then moved to London, England.[5] They released their eponymous debut album, Cage the Elephant, on 23 June 2008 in the UK and April 21, 2009 in the US/Japan/Australia/Canada. The album obtained mostly favorable reviews. Their single "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" reached number 32 on the UK Singles Chart and was featured in the Gearbox Software video game Borderlands.[6] Cage the Elephant appeared as a support act on tour with The Pigeon Detectives in early 2008 and with Silversun Pickups and Manchester Orchestra in 2009. The single "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" was the free single of the week on iTunes for the week of April 12, 2009. The group made a national TV appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman, performing "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked", in July 2009. In August 2007, Cage the Elephant played for the first time at Lollapalooza in Chicago, and returned to the festival in August 2009, as well as San Francisco's Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival on August 30, 2009.[7] Prior to their return to Lollapalooza the band also played at the music festival Bonnaroo twice, in June 2007 and 2009. "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" was played in the 2010 movie The Bounty Hunter, as well as the 2009 game "Borderlands". They released the single "Back Against the Wall" on November 10, 2009.[8] They have supported Silversun Pickups, Manchester Orchestra and recently Stone Temple Pilots on tour. On November 26, 2010 Cage the Elephant released a special edition Record Store Day Black Friday 7" Vinyl w/download card called, Shake Me Down for independent record stores. The band's second album Thank You, Happy Birthday, was released in Canada on January 11, 2011. The same night, the band made another appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman, performing "Shake Me Down".[9] Thank You, Happy Birthday was released to high critical acclaim, and on its first day charted as #1 on the top ten album downloads on iTunes. The album sold 39,000 copies during its first week in the U.S., debuting at Number 2 on the Billboard 200.[10] On March 31, 2011 Cage the Elephant performed "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" for MLB Opening Day in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 2011, Cage the Elephant also performed on the second day of Coachella. As well as this, on June 24, they also performed on the John Peel stage at the Glastonbury Festival. On August 6th 2011 Cage the Elephant performed at the Kansas Speedway for the first annual Kanrocksas music festival. On August 9, 2011 Cage the Elephant performed "Aberdeen" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno[11] On September 24, 2011, the band performed at Music Midtown in Atlanta, Georgia. On September 15, 2011, the band released "Aberdeen" as a single. Also the band is ready to try out new material from an untitled third studio album[12] On October 7, RCA Music Group announced it was disbanding Jive Records along with Arista Records and J Records. With the shutdown, the band (and all other artists previously signed to these three labels) will release their future material on the RCA Records brand.[13][14] After drummer Jared Champion's appendix burst in October 2011 in West Valley, Utah (SLC), Dave Grohl temporarily joined the band as a replacement.[15] On November 10th, 2011, Cage the Elephant appeared on Beavis and
Butthead with their music video for In One Ear. Cage the Elephant is made up of five members, including brothers Matt and Brad Shultz. Matthew Shultz – Lead vocals [edit] Discography Released: June 23, 2008 59 18 23 — 38 Released: January 11, 2011 2 2 2 7 26
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