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Social Cues

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] 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

April 19, 2019

2018

  • Battle Tapes Recording, Blackbird Studio and Sound Emporium in Nashville, Tennessee
  • Village Recording Studio in Los Angeles, California[1]

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Background[edit]

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.

Nick Bockrath – lead guitar, , lap steel guitar, keyboards, celeste, cello

pedal steel guitar

– drums, percussion

Jared Champion

Matthan Minster – piano, keyboards, rhythm guitar, , backing vocals

vibraphone

– rhythm guitar, keyboards

Brad Shultz

– lead vocals, rhythm guitar

Matt Shultz

Daniel Tichenor – bass

Cage the Elephant


Additional musicians


Production