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Cage the Elephant

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Group. Formed 2007.

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Biography

Cage the Elephant is an American rock band from Bowling Green, Kentucky where they were originally known as "Perfect Confusion." Their single "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" reached number 32 on the UK Singles Chart and was recently featured in the Gearbox Software video game Borderlands. The band signed with EMI Records after showcasing at the 2007 South by Southwest music festival, and then moved to East London, England. They released their eponymous debut album, Cage the Elephant, on 23 June 2008. The album obtained mostly favorable reviews. 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" 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. .

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  1. Cage The Elephant - 'In One Ear'

    Sat 4 Oct 2008 11:12 I'm not entirely sure what to make of this band, really I'm not. When I first heard... Fraser McAlpine

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  1. Cage the Elephant 2008

    Cage the Elephant

    Reviewed by Susie Goldring

    If you want to release some good time rock 'n' roll, listen to this album.

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  1. Cage The Elephant at Bestival 2008

    Cage The Elephant singer Matt gets down and dirty in the Bestival mud for BBC Introducing.

    Cage The Elephant at Bestival 2008

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