LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 8, 2013 - Cage The Elephant's highly anticipated and already acclaimed new album, Melophobia, was released today on RCA Records. The band will return to The Late Show with David Letterman this Friday, October 11th and perform the album's first single "Come A Little Closer" from Melophobia. To purchase Melophobia now, click HERE.

"Come A Little Closer," which debuted at #1 on Hype Machine, is currently #6 on the Mediabase Alternative Chart.  The track is currently featured in Esquire Magazine's "Sexiest Woman Alive" video with Scarlett Johannson. To watch the video, click HERE. Cage The Elephant will also perform an intimate show for SiriusXM radio subscribers and winners at the Studio at Webster Hall on Wednesday, October 9th. The performance will air live on SiriusXM's Alt Nation.

Consequence of Sound praised "Come A Little Closer" for sounding "larger than ever before, cuing their popularity to potentially reach new heights." USA Today declared, "Its glorious chaos makes for thrilling listening." LA Times said, "Let's just be glad to have such imagination on our drive time rock radio again."New York Magazine called them, "one of America's best, cleverest mainstream rock groups."

Melophobia is the follow up to 2011's acclaimed sophomore album Thank You Happy Birthday, which debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart and has sold over 250,000 copies to date. Rolling Stone, New York Times, LA Times, USA Today, and Entertainment Weekly praised the release as "one of the best rock albums of the year". The album also spawned the hit single "Shake Me Down" which spent six weeks at #1 at Alternative radio. Their acclaimed self-titled debut album was released in 2009 and has sold over 550,000 copies to date. The album remained on the Billboard 200 Chart for an astounding 73 consecutive weeks and produced three Top 5 singles at Alternative Radio, including the massive hit "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked". In additional to numerous Sold Out headline runs, Cage The Elephant has toured with Black Keys, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Muse, Stone Temple Pilots, Foals, Silversun Pickups, Manchester Orchestra, and many more.

Cage The Elephant consists of singer Matt Shultz, guitarist Brad Shultz, bassist Daniel Tichenor, guitarist Lincoln Parish, and drummer Jared Champion.