Cage the Elephant fans have been patiently waiting four years for a new full-record, and the band lifted everyone from that drought with the release of their fifth studio album, “Social Cues” on April 19. Heavy emotions are not a new area for the band, but lead singer Matt Schultz’s recent divorce set a dark mood for the 13 tracks.
Matt Shultz, the lead singer of the two-time Grammy Award-winning band Cage the Elephant, was arrested in New York City on a weapons charge, authorities said.
Songfacts®: This is the first single to be released from Cage The Elephant's Social Cues album. The band describes the record as being largely inspired by the unravelling of frontman Matt Shultz's marriage to French actress and model Juliette Buchs. Matt Shultz wrote the song after taking a trip to Pompeii, Italy with Juliette.The lead singer of Cage the Elephant, Matt Shultz, has struggled with addiction in the past. In an interview with The Independent, he spoke about the meaning behind “Teeth” and how it relates to his own experiences: “A lot of the vocal patterns in ‘Teeth’ are influenced by the feeling of being trapped and trying to break free.
Separated ribs, stitches and cracked bones are a few of the injuries alt-rock band Cage the Elephant have sustained from crowd-surfing and stage-diving. But the Shultz brothers – singer Matthew Matt Shultz, the lead singer of Cage the Elephant, was born on July 23, 1983, in Bowling Green, Kentucky. His early life was marred by anxiety, and he found solace in music. Shultz began playing the guitar at the age of 13, and by 15, he had formed a band with his older brother, Brad. TMZ.com. TMZ obtained new video of Cage The Elephant vocalist Matt Shultz being put inside the back of a police car with his hands cuffed behind his back after his arrest this week for possessingMatt Shultz is the lead singer of Cage the Elephant. Sometimes, he plays the guitar. Matt is known for his unpredictable stage persona and can be seen stage diving, crowd surfing, crowd walkingWKUHerald.com. Western Kentucky University welcomes back Bowling Green locals Cage the Elephant for a concert Saturday, Sept. 8. Cage the Elephant got its start as a band of high school students named Perfect Confusion, which in 2005 released a self titled EP. In a 2010 interview with SPIN, Matthew Schultz said the rebranding occurred after a SKjYYTJ.