CAGE THE ELEPHANT - FREE LOVE

"Refreshingly noisy and rough around the edges stuff "

review by Mike Bond
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A chaotic sounding five piece who deliver frenetic indie rock sounds, Cage The Elephant make deliciously shambolic listening with new single FREE LOVE.
A noisy slice of raging garage rock, FREE LOVE has a loose limbed and ferocious feel to it that suggests Cage The Elephant as a band as much in it for the sheer joy of creating noisy rock n roll as they are for any more cynical careerist reasons.  Imagining a messy collision between The Hives and The White Stripes, Cage The Elephant make for gloriously rough around the edges listening here; all snarling guitar licks, frenetic drum beats and sneering vocal melodicism.  TINY LITTLE ROBOTS, is if anything an even more joyous explosion of noise, Cage The Elephant climaxing in an orgy of serpentine guitar soloing and energetic chants.
Refreshingly noisy and rough around the edges stuff, FREE LOVE is a thrilling explosion of dirty garage rock that suggests Cage The Elephant as a band able to fill in the gaps between The Hives and The White Stripes.

BIOGRAPHY
Our Mission Statement:  “Frantic Volume -Laden Maximum Rock N’ Roll”
Cage the Elephant are a band of syncopated groove- oriented rock n’rollers who’s goal is to convey power to their audience through their music without the interference of too much background information, preferring to let their music be their message.
BAND MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES:
Matthew Schultz (Scorpio) - Vocals:  Responsibilities and Interest:  Ombudsman, Linguist, Agent Provocateur, Conversation
Bradley Schultz (Taurus): - Rythm Guitarist:  Responsibilities and Interest:  The Thwack and Vroom, Historical Research, Sports Activities
Jared Champion (Pisces) - Drums & Percussion:  Responsibilities and Interest:  The Boom Boom Boom, Social Chairman, Philanthropy
Daniel Tichenor (Libra) - Bass Guitar:  Responsibilities & Interest:  The Thunder Bottom, Community Service, Cultural Anthropology
Lincoln Parish (Aries) - Lead Guitar:  Responsibilities and Interest:  The Razor and The Twang, Notary, The Perfect Note

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Review date: November 2007