In 2022, the band opposed the Russian invasion of Ukraine and refused to sing at venues that had banners supporting the invasion.
In 2000, Catherine Wheel re-emerged with a new record label, a new bassist (Ben Ellis); a modified name ( The Catherine Wheel); and a new album, Wishville . After mixed reviews, record company turmoil and lacklustre sales, the band went on a hiatus . In January 2022, the band began…
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In an interview in 2022, celebrating 15 years of We Were Dead before The Ship Even Sank , Isaac Brock and Johnny Marr revealed that they were writing songs together again, the first of which is called “Rivers of Rivers”. The writing took place in a “pen pal” kind of…
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Outside of music, Hampson is currently an English teacher in Wantagh, New York . He wrote and recorded alternate versions of “Absolutely (Story of a Girl)” for the 2022 film Everything Everywhere All At Once .
At 2022 Space Shower Music Awards , they were awarded “Best Respect Artist”.
In 2022, the band embarked on the “20th Anniversary Tour”, where they performed the self-titled album in full.
Their 11th studio album, Phalaris , was released on June 15, 2022. For the 25th anniversary of their singles ” Akuro no Oka “, ” Yurameki “, and “-Zan-“, the single “19990120” was released on January 17, 2024. On April 24, 2024, the band released their thirty-fourth single “The Devil…
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In the midst of a tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of The Lonesome Crowded West , drummer and founding member Jeremiah Green took an unannounced leave of absence. Days after his Stage IV cancer diagnosis was revealed to the public, Green died on December 31, 2022.
An alternate reality game emerged parallel to the Year Zero concept, expanding upon its storyline. Clues hidden on tour merchandise initially led fans to discover a network of fictitious, in-game websites that describe an ” Orwellian picture of the United States circa the year 2022″. Before Year Zero ‘ s…
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In 2022 Cage the Elephant hardly toured, this was a result of frontman Matt Shultz experiencing a severe mental health crisis triggered by an adverse reaction to prescribed ADHD medication, which led to paranoid delusions and a break from reality.