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8.0
110768
8.0 |
Mojo
Musically, it's a radical rethink. Print edition only
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8.0
110786
8.0 |
NME
Having spent their glittering career dancing through different sounds, Cage The Elephant truly find themselves on this mature, widescreen fifth album
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8.0
110800
8.0 |
The Independent
Social Cues is an album where Shultz bares his soul, and apparently shakes off a few demons in the process
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8.0
110775
8.0 |
Rolling Stone
The eclectic Kentucky band channels its mid-career angst on a great album
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8.0
110814
8.0 |
Under The Radar
Social Cues has plenty of spectacular music to make it a 2019 Top 10 contender
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8.0
110821
8.0 |
Uncut
This audacious album succeeds not by altering Cage's distinctive identity but by exponentially amplifying it. Print edition only
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8.0
111036
8.0 |
musicOMH
Social Cues is Cage The Elephant’s darkest and most personal album yet
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7.3
111154
7.3 |
Gig Soup
Social Cues, the fifth album of the band, starts from an established sound and fills it up with the rhythm of lyrics, navigating change with character
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7.0
110767
7.0 |
PopMatters
Easily one of Cage the Elephant's best efforts. Aside from a few uninspiring entries, every inclusion offers something valuable, be it fetchingly catchy radiance or notably moving self-reflection
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7.0
111028
7.0 |
XS Noize
There is not a whole lot of progression on the release that will move the band forward but it is an enjoyable outing loaded with numerous hooks and ear candy
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7.0
110850
7.0 |
God Is In The TV
Opening the album with a prismatic entrance, ‘Broken Boy’, captures the energetic and retro vibe of the five-piece. The echoic transcendence almost feels like I am about to enter The Hunger Games
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7.0
110871
7.0 |
Exclaim
It's the sound of a band who know their niche in contemporary alternative rock and how to deliver every time
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7.0
110803
7.0 |
All Music
The group are at heart pop-pastiche artists, favoring style and sound over a finely honed song
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7.0
110770
7.0 |
American Songwriter
Shows the group maturing musically without losing its grip on their ability to craft haunting, accessible tunes ready for the larger venues they have rightfully graduated to
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6.7
110873
6.7 |
Paste Magazine
If Social Cues isn’t a bad album by any stretch; it’s nonetheless, in the band’s discography, surprisingly generic
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6.7
110848
6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
An album of radio-friendly songs that plays it safe when risks might've yielded better
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6.0
110777
6.0 |
The Skinny
Cage the Elephant’s Social Cues shows that the band can still reach for new sounds while continuing to thump out radio-friendly hits
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6.0
110769
6.0 |
Q
While it doesn't measure up to such great break-up albums as Beck's Sea Change or Blur's 13, Social Cues still possesses emotional heft. Print edition only
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6.0
111396
6.0 |
No Ripcord
Features some of their most accomplished songs yet
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4.8
110853
4.8 |
Earbuddy
Social Cues is Cage The Elephant at their most tired; phoning it in every step of the way
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4.5
110774
4.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
There’s nothing wrong with the band aiming for pastures new, but for those of us who have loved a great deal of Cage The Elephant’s music to date, let’s hope Shultz and co can move on quickly
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4.0
110806
4.0 |
DIY
Think Imagine Dragons in leather jackets and ripped jeans, if you will
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