Cage the Elephant are set to release their anticipated new album, Melophobia. The record will be released next month on 10th February and to support it the band have also announced a tour the same month.
“As individuals we all had fairly vague visions for how we wanted the record to turn out,” lead singer Matt Shultz says. “They were pretty polar. It really became a challenge to combine all these polar opposites together in a cohesive way. We first started writing material that was very intimate and had a very kind of close and hushed sound to it, but our hearts missed that energy and swagger and playfulness we love so much. Once that came to light, the record really started taking shape on its own. It was the uniting of several different ideas that were really different from each other.”
February live dates look like this:
Tues 4th Olympia Dublin*
Weds 5th Olympia Dublin*
Fri 7th O2 Apollo Manchester*
Sat 8th O2 Apollo Manchester*
Sun 9th O2 Academy Glasgow*
Tues 11th O2 Academy Birmingham*
Weds 12th O2 Academy Newcastle*
Fri 14th Alexandra Palace London*
Sat 15th Alexandra Palace London*
Mon 17th Electric Ballroom London**
* with Foals
** headline show
New album Melophobia track list below:
01 Spiderhead
02 Come A Little Closer
03 Telescope
04 It’s Just Forever (Featuring Alison Mosshart)
05 Take It Or Leave It
06 Halo
07 Black Widow
08 Hypocrite
09 Teeth
10 Cigarette Daydreams
