Cage the Elephant Aren't the Dysfunctional Rock Band You Want Them to Be
Matt Shultz, frontman of Kentucky rockers Cage the Elephant, isn’t big on playing into narratives. This, despite the fact that the band’s latest album Social Cues, centres on two shopworn ones: a breakup (Shultz’s own) and the perils of fame. Still, sulky as the subject matter may be, the record doesn’t sound it — it’s all breezy vibes, funky rhythms, and glitzy, pan-cultural pop. No self-pity within earshot, and not quite what you’d