Cage The Elephant - Ain't No Rest For The Wicked 7"

Cage The Elephant is an indie/garage rock band from Bowling Green, Kentucky. I first heard them on Fuse when I saw the music video for "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked." This 7" has, of course, the title track and, the b side is a cover of "Psycho Killer" by The Talking Heads. This self described "funk punk" band delivers a raw plate of garage rock with a side of pop sensibility. The first track on the album introduces their soulful guitar licks and Jack White-esque vocal stylings. Throughout the song, singer, Matt Schultz does his own slow motion rendition of rap over the top of dancy soulful rock music. The theme of the song is that life is hard and we all have to do what we have to do, but we aren't always proud of it. This theme brought the song to the forefront of their debut Cage The Elephant because their listeners can relate to it. On the b side is their version of "Psycho Killer" by the Talking Heads. They stay true to the original music but add their quirkiness and speed it up a bit. I dare to say they put the psycho in psycho killer. It's refreshing to have a new band enter the league of The White Stripes, The Hives, The Strokes and The Rock 'N' Roll Soldiers, adding a little something new. The 7" is a double sided picture disc released on relentless records.

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*Shawn-o