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The Alternative-Rock ensemble Cage The Elephant was formed in 2005 by
lead singer Matt Shultz and guitarist Brad Shultz in Bowling Green, Kentucky
USA, where the brothers were only allowed to listen to religious music,
growing up on an alternative religious commune. To complete their line-up,
the Shultz brothers recruited childhood friends: guitarist Lincoln Parrish,
bassist Daniel Tichenor and drummer Jared Champion.
The quintet built up a sizable Stateside following after acclaimed appearances
at the Lollapalooza and Bonaroo festivals which led to a tour with Queens
Of The Stone Age in 2007. Cage the Elephant then left its small-town
roots for the U.K. and in August 2008 they released their debut self-titled
album on British indie label Relentless Records. The CD had its Stateside
release in May 2009; after a sluggish start on the charts, it climbed
into the top 10 of the Independent Albums list, earned enough sales to
debut in the upper half of The Billboard 200 and its accompanying single,
"Ain't No Rest For The Wicked", made a huge impact on alt-Rock
radio as it hops to #3 on The Hot Modern Rock Tracks.
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