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Melophobia by Cage The Elephant
Melophobia is an album by Cage The Elephant, released in 2013. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 70 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Come A Little Closer”, on 34 lists with a best position of #4.
Melophobia, the third album from Cage the Elephant, came out on RCA on October 8, 2013, and it's the Kentucky band shaking off its influences and finding its own weird shape. Jay Joyce produced at St. Charles in Nashville, and the sound is jittery and unpredictable, with Matt Shultz's yelps and croons bouncing off the guitars of his brother Brad and Lincoln Parish, and Daniel Tichenor and Jared Champion keeping the whole thing lurching forward. It was Parish's last album with the band.
"Come A Little Closer" slinks and sways on a woozy groove, "Take It Or Leave It" bursts with jumpy, nervy energy, and "Cigarette Daydreams" is a tender, wistful ballad that has only grown on rock radio. The album earned a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Music Album and eventually went platinum. Tell Me I'm Pretty came next.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Melophobia on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Come A Little Closer | 34 | #4 | – | 2013–2026 | |
| 2 | Cigarette Daydreams | 28 | #4 | – | 2014–2026 | |
| 3 | Take It Or Leave It | 8 | #1 | 1 | 2014 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.