Cage The Elephant have shared a new single, Good Time.
The punchy song will appear on the Kentucky Grammy Award-winning band's new album, 'Neon Pill', which is due out through Columbia Records on May 17. Singer Matthew Schultz commented:
"Good Time was one of those rare tracks that captivated me almost instantaneously. The instrumentation hit so hard, with an energy that was so commanding, that it was almost as if I couldn’t have kept myself from writing something to it if I had wanted to.
"Very different from anything we had ever written before, and somehow it still felt relatively familiar in contrast to our prior works. It felt like visually the music was some strange monstrous alien creature thunderously marching and stumbling down a crowded street in the middle of a parade on a sweltering hot summer day or something weird like that. I wanted the vocals to dance around and play with that energy. To be potent and at the same time intuitive, or a seemingly random mumbling. As though they were a frantically ranted broken confessional piece.
"To illustrate as best as possible, psychosis and the entanglement of the inner dialog that constantly circulates when in that state. At the same time, in a playful way, sarcastically proclaiming that it was all just a good time or perhaps more so allowing the sarcastic statement to remain open as more of a question itself. A party song which beneath the surface, anthemic as it may be, might not be a party song at all."
Offering layered guitar chords and keyboard melodies, it follows the previously unveiled singles Out Loud and the record's title track.
The six-piece will support the LP with a summer North American tour, as well as festival slots at Hangout Music Festival in Alabama in May, and Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tennessee in June.
Cage The Elephant Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Thu June 20 2024 - SALT LAKE CITY Utah - Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre (formerly USANA Amphitheatre) (USA)
Sat June 22 2024 - SEATTLE Washington - Climate Pledge Arena (USA)
Sun June 23 2024 - RIDGEFIELD Washington - RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater (USA)
Mon June 24 2024 - BEND Oregon - Hayden Homes Amphitheater (USA)
Wed June 26 2024 - VANCOUVER British Columbia - Rogers Arena (Canada)
Fri June 28 2024 - EDMONTON Alberta - Rogers Place (Canada)
Sun June 30 2024 - AIRWAY HEIGHTS Washington - BECU Live at Northern Quest Casino - Complex (USA)
Tue July 02 2024 - SAN FRANCISCO California - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (USA)
Wed July 03 2024 - SANTA BARBARA California - Santa Barbara Bowl (USA)
Fri July 05 2024 - PHOENIX Arizona - Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre (formerly Ak-Chin Pavilion) (USA)
Sat July 06 2024 - SAN DIEGO California - Viejas Arena (USA)
Sun July 07 2024 - LOS ANGELES California - Kia Forum (USA)
Tue July 09 2024 - ALBUQUERQUE New Mexico - Isleta Amphitheater (USA)
Thu July 11 2024 - AUSTIN Texas - Moody Center ATX (USA)
Fri July 12 2024 - THE WOODLANDS - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (USA)
Sat July 13 2024 - FORT WORTH Texas - Dickies Arena (USA)
Mon July 15 2024 - ROGERS Arkansas - Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion - (AMP) (USA)
Fri August 02 2024 - ALPHARETTA Georgia - Ameris Bank Amphitheatre (USA)
Sat August 03 2024 - RALEIGH North Carolina - Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek (USA)
Sun August 04 2024 - CHARLOTTE North Carolina - PNC Music Pavilion Charlotte (USA)
Wed August 07 2024 - NOBLESVILLE Indiana - Ruoff Music Center (USA)
Thu August 08 2024 - MADISON Wisconsin - Breese Stevens Field (USA)
Sat August 10 2024 - WINNIPEG Manitoba - Canada Life Centre (formerly Bell MTS Place) (Canada)
Mon August 12 2024 - MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota - Target Center (USA)
Wed August 14 2024 - CHICAGO Illinois - Credit Union 1 Arena (USA)
Fri August 16 2024 - GRAND RAPIDS Michigan - Van Andel Arena (USA)
Sun August 18 2024 - SARATOGA SPRINGS New York - Broadview Stage at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) - Complex (USA)
Mon August 19 2024 - BRIDGEPORT Connecticut - Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater (USA)
Wed August 21 2024 - GILFORD New Hampshire - Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion (USA)
Thu August 22 2024 - MANSFIELD Massachusetts - Xfinity Center (USA)
Sat August 24 2024 - HOLMDEL New Jersey - PNC Bank Arts Center (USA)
Mon August 26 2024 - MONTREAL Quebec - Bell Centre (Canada)
Tue August 27 2024 - TORONTO - Budweiser Stage Toronto (Canada)
Thu August 29 2024 - BURGETTSTOWN Pennsylvania - Pavilion at Star Lake (USA)
Fri August 30 2024 - CINCINNATI Ohio - Riverbend Music Center (USA)
Thu September 05 2024 - NEW YORK New York - Madison Square Garden (USA)
Fri September 06 2024 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - TD Pavilion at the Mann in Fairmount Park (USA)
Sat September 07 2024 - LEWISTON New York - Mainstage Theater at Artpark (USA)
Mon September 09 2024 - CUYAHOGA FALLS Ohio - Blossom Music Center (USA)
Tue September 10 2024 - CLARKSTON Michigan - Pine Knob Music Theatre (USA)
Thu September 12 2024 - MARYLAND HEIGHTS Missouri - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre St Louis (USA)
Fri September 13 2024 - DES MOINES Iowa - Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines) at Iowa Events Center - Complex (USA)
Sat September 14 2024 - KANSAS CITY Missouri - Starlight Theatre (USA)
Mon September 16 2024 - OMAHA Nebraska - CHI Health Center (USA)
Wed September 18 2024 - DENVER Colorado - Red Rocks Amphitheatre (USA)
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