Cage The Elephant's fifth studio album revolves around the divorce from frontman Matt Schulz. 'What is it like to suddenly be dependent on yourself again?' Is a central question. The band wraps the aftermath of this period in mostly abrasive rock songs in which influences from blues, punk, garage and psychedelic rock can be heard. Once again the American band proves how well they can handle different
… styles without ever going overboard. On Social Cues they sometimes sound catchy, like on Night Running (a collaboration with ), other times aggressive (House of Glass) and sometimes strike a sensitive chord with a ballad (Love's The Only Way). Actually, Social Cues contains just like its predecessorno spectacular twists, but this is just another incredibly tight Cage The Elephant album. (JvQ)more
