Nashville band Cage The Elephant is set to release the album Unpeeled on July 28 via RCA Records. The album was recorded during a series of intimate shows in Nashville, Knoxville, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. The shows featured a stripped down arrangement, with string quartet and additional percussion.
The album’s generous 21 tracks feature 18 curated songs from past albums, in addition to three reimagined versions of other existing songs.
“Many times you’re adding sonic layers looking for something to hide behind, and what you don’t realize is that that vulnerability and that nakedness might be the most compelling and interesting thing about the song,” said the band’s Matt Shultz.
The band released the video for “Whole Wide World,” which was originally penned and performed by Wreckless Eric. The track was reimagined during Cage The Elephant’s hometown concert at the Ryman Auditorium.
Cage The Elephant, which originally hails from Kentucky, includes singer Shultz, guitarist Brad Shultz, drummer Jared Champion, bassist Daniel Tichenor, lead guitarist Nick Bockrath and Matthan Minster on keyboard and backing vocals.
Unpeeled Track Listing
01 Cry Baby
02 Whole Wide World
03 Sweetie Little Jean
04 Spiderhead
05 Take It Or Leave It
06 Too Late To Say Goodbye
07 Punchin’ Bag
08 Shake Me Down
09 Telescope
10 Instant Crush
11 Trouble
12 Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked
13 Rubber Ball
14 Aberdeen
15 Golden Brown
16 Cold Cold Cold
17 How Are You True
18 Come A Little Closer
19 Back Against The Wall
20 Cigarette Daydreams
21 Right Before My Eyes
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