Melophobia is the third studio album by American rock band Cage the Elephant. Recorded at St. Charles in Nashville, Tennessee and produced by Jay Joyce, the album was released on October 8, 2013, through RCA Records. It is also the final album that features lead guitarist Lincoln Parish. For Melophobia, Cage the Elephant attempted to distance themselves from comparisons of the sound that influenced them, shutting themselves off from as much recorded music as possible. Melophobia means "fear of music;" the band did not view the term literally, but rather thought of the term as "a fear of creating music Read more on Last.fm.
They’re all 60’s garage rock, crossed with Surfer Rosa era Pixies. It shouldn’t work as well as it does. Part of their appeal is the way they wield their charm, their knowing sense of self, which is completely influenced by an entire other era of music.