What I say in this post is either going to be seen as spot-on or exceedingly pretentious.
Every so often, a song comes on the radio that changes the music world. We've seen it before. Nirvana had one with "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Springsteen had one with "Born To Run." In both cases, the songs connected wtih the generations in a time when rock was seen as dead or comatose.
"In One Ear" by Cage The Elephant is slated to be the next. It's irreverent guitars and defiant lyrics simultaneously shred the speakers and the soul of the listener. It's the type of song that starts a revolution. I've been saying for months that rock needs a savior. This could very well be it, or as close as we can come to it. It's hard not to sway with Matt Schulz and the boys as they spit lyrics like "It's your tyranny that adds the fire to our flames."
Cage The Elephant, a quite interesting band from Kentucky, already has a couple decent sized hits with "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked" and "Back Against The Wall." However, look for this one to explode. It's already surging up the Modern Rock charts.
Rating: A+
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