On April 19, 2019, “RCA” label released “Social Cues”, the fifth Cage the Elephant studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Battle Tapes Recording”, “Blackbird Studio” and “Sound Emporium” in Nashville, Tennessee, “Village Recording Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Hill.
Personnel:
- Nick Bockrath – lead guitar, pedal steel, lap steel, keyboards, celeste, cello
- Brad Shultz– rhythm guitar, keyboards
- Matt Shultz– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Matthan Minster – piano, keyboards, rhythm guitar, vibraphone, backing vocals
- John Hill – keyboards
- Daniel Tichenor – bass
- Dave Stone – bass
- Jared Champion– drums, percussion
- Kyle Davis – percussion
- Kyle Davis – percussion
- Elliot Bergman – horn
- Mario Deleon – violin
- Lisa Dodlinger – violin
- Sara Parkins – violin
- Kerenza Peacock – violin
- Charlie Bisharat – violin
- Gina Corso – violin
- Leah Katz – viola
- Ginger Murphy – cello
- Jacob Braun – cello
- Matt Combs – cello, violin, viola
- Andrew Duckles – viola
- David Campbell– string arrangements, conductor
- Beck– vocals
- Katie Schecter – backing vocals
- The W. Crimm Singers – backing vocals
- Steve Trudell – string contractor
- Rob Cohen – engineer
- Jeremy Ferguson – engineer
- David Greenbaum – engineer
- Randy Merrill – mastering
- Tom Elmhirst – mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Brad Shultz, Daniel Tichenor, Jared Champion, Matt Shultz, Matthan Minster and Nick Bockrath, except where noted.
- Broken Boy – Brad Shultz, Daniel Tichenor, Jared Champion, Matt Shultz, Matthan Minster, Nick Bockrath, John Hill
- Social Cases – Brad Shultz, Daniel Tichenor, Jared Champion, Matt Shultz, Matthan Minster, Nick Bockrath, John Hill
- Black Madonna
- Night Running – Brad Shultz, Daniel Tichenor, Jared Champion, Matt Shultz, Matthan Minster, Nick Bockrath, Beck haansen, Natalie Belle Bergman
- Skin and Bones
- Ready to Let Go
- House of Glass
- Love’s the Only Way
- The War Is Over
- Dance Dance – Brad Shultz, Daniel Tichenor, Jared Champion, Matt Shultz, Matthan Minster, Nick Bockrath, John Hill
- What I’m Becoming
- Tokyo Smoke
- Goodbye