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Social Cues is the fifth studio album by American rock band Cage the Elephant. Announced on January 31, 2019, the album was released on April 19, 2019.[2] The album is the first by the band to feature a title track. Social Cues won the award for Best Rock Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, making it the band's second album to win the award after Tell Me I'm Pretty.

For the expressed verbal or non-verbal signals, see Social cue.
Social Cues
Studio album by
Cage the Elephant
ReleasedApril 19, 2019
Recorded2018
StudioBattle Tapes Recording, Blackbird Studio and Sound Emporium in Nashville, Tennessee, Village Recording Studio in Los Angeles, California[1]
Genre
  • Post-punk revival
  • indie pop
  • psychedelic rock
  • neo-psychedelia
  • garage rock
Length44:35
LabelRCA
ProducerJohn Hill[1]
Cage the Elephant chronology
Unpeeled
(2017)		 Social Cues
(2019)
Singles from Social Cues
  1. "Ready to Let Go"
    Released: January 31, 2019
  2. "Social Cues"
    Released: July 6, 2019
  3. "Black Madonna"
    Released: January 14, 2020
  4. "Skin and Bones"
    Released: October 13, 2020

Background


On November 26, 2018, the band announced on Twitter that their new album was "Done. Mixed. Mastered."[3] On January 31, 2019, the band officially released "Ready to Let Go", the first single from Social Cues.[1] On March 8, 2019, "House of Glass", the second advance track from the album was released. A collaboration with Beck, "Night Running" was released on March 28, 2019. The final song released in advance of the album was "Goodbye", released on April 8, 2019. Many of the songs (Such as "Goodbye", "Ready to Let Go", and "Love's the Only Way") were based on the divorce that Matt Shultz went through with his ex-wife, Juliette Buchs.


Reception


Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.7/10[4]
Metacritic75/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Consequence of SoundB−[7]
DIY[8]
The Independent[9]
The Line of Best Fit4.5/10[10]
NME[11]
The New York Times[12]
Rolling Stone[13]
The Skinny[14]
Under the Radar[15]

Social Cues received generally positive reviews upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating of reviews from mainstream publications, it received a 75 out of 100 - indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5] Social Cues has an average rating of 6.7 on AnyDecentMusic?[4].


Track listing


All tracks are written by Brad Shultz, Daniel Tichenor, Jared Champion, Matt Shultz, Matthan Minster & Nick Bockrath, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Broken Boy"B. Shultz, Tichenor, Champion, M. Shultz, Minster, Bockrath, John Hill2:43
2."Social Cues"B. Shultz, Tichenor, Champion, M. Shultz, Minster, Bockrath, Hill3:39
3."Black Madonna" 3:47
4."Night Running" (with Beck)B. Shultz, Tichenor, Champion, M. Shultz, Minster, Bockrath, Beck Hansen, Natalie Belle Bergman3:28
5."Skin and Bones" 3:16
6."Ready to Let Go" 3:08
7."House of Glass" 2:35
8."Love's the Only Way" 4:01
9."The War Is Over" 3:16
10."Dance Dance"B. Shultz, Tichenor, Champion, M. Shultz, Minster, Bockrath, Hill3:10
11."What I'm Becoming" 3:50
12."Tokyo Smoke" 3:26
13."Goodbye" 4:16
Total length:44:35

Personnel


Credits adapted from Tidal[16]

Cage the Elephant

Additional musicians

Production


Charts


Chart (2019) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17] 47
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 72
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[19] 21
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20] 59
French Albums (SNEP)[21] 146
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[22] 36
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[23] 31
Scottish Albums (OCC)[24] 22
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 38
UK Albums (OCC)[26] 79
US Billboard 200[27] 21

References


  1. Childers, Chad (January 31, 2019). "Cage The Elephant Announce 'Social Cues' Album, Release 'Ready To Let Go' Video". Loudwire. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  2. "Cage The Elephant Announced 'Social Cues' With 'Ready To Let Go'". Uproxx. January 31, 2019.
  3. Cage the Elephant (November 26, 2018). "Record done. Mixed. Mastered" – via Twitter.
  4. "Social Cues by Cage The Elephant reviews". Any Decent Music. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  5. "Social Cues by Cage The Elephant Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  6. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review of Social Cues at AllMusic. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  7. Sharples, Grant (April 19, 2019). "Cage the Elephant Stay in Their Comfort Zone on Social Cues". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  8. "Cage The Elephant - Social Cues". DIY. April 19, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  9. O’Connor, Roisin (April 18, 2019). "Album reviews: Lizzo – Cuz I Love You, Fat White Family – Serfs Up! and Cage the Elephant – Social Cues". Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  10. Lynch, Ben. "Cage the Elephant's Social Cues is a mish-mash of ideas and missed opportunities". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  11. Trendell, Andrew (April 18, 2019). "Cage The Elephant – 'Social Cues' review". New Music Express. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  12. Pareles, Jon (April 17, 2019). "Cage the Elephant Returns, Suspended Between Rowdiness and Regret". The New York Times. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  13. Fricke, David (April 17, 2019). "Review: Cage the Elephant Battle Rock Star Fatigue on 'Social Cues'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  14. Ryan, Aidan (April 17, 2019). "Cage the Elephant – Social Cues". The Skinny. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  15. Raven, Matthew (April 17, 2019). "Cage The Elephant: Social Cues (RCA) Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  16. "Try the TIDAL Web Player". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
  17. "Austriancharts.at – Cage the Elephant – Social Cues" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  18. "Ultratop.be – Cage the Elephant – Social Cues" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  19. "Cage the Elephant Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  20. "Dutchcharts.nl – Cage the Elephant – Social Cues" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  21. "Lescharts.com – Cage the Elephant – Social Cues". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  22. "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. April 26, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  23. "Portuguesecharts.com – Cage the Elephant – Social Cues". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  24. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  25. "Swisscharts.com – Cage the Elephant – Social Cues". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  26. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  27. "Cage the Elephant Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2019.

На других языках

[de] Social Cues

Social Cues ist das 5. Studioalbum der amerikanischen Rockband Cage the Elephant. Es erschien am 19. April 2019, nachdem es am 31. Januar desselben Jahres angekündigt wurde. Die Aufnahmen fanden 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee und Los Angeles, Kalifornien, statt.
- [en] Social Cues

[es] Social Cues

Social Cues es el quinto álbum de estudio de la banda estadounidense de rock Cage the Elephant. El álbum fue anunciado el 31 de enero de 2019,[1] y se lanzó el día 19 de abril de 2019. Este disco cuenta con la colaboración del famoso músico estadounidense Beck.

[it] Social Cues

Social Cues è il quinto album in studio del gruppo rock statunitense Cage the Elephant. Annunciato il 31 gennaio 2019, l'album è stato pubblicato il 19 aprile 2019[1].

[ru] Social Cues

Social Cues — 5-й студийный альбом американской рок-группы Cage the Elephant. Альбом анонсирован 31 января 2019 года, а релиз состоялся 19 апреля этого года[14]. В 2020 году альбом получил премию Грэмми в категории Лучший рок-альбом.


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