Announced new album done

On November 26, 2018, the band announced on Twitter that their new album was “Done. Mixed. Mastered.” On January 7, 2019, they released a sample of a song titled ” Ready to Let Go ” on their Instagram story. On January 31, the band officially released “Ready to Let Go”, the first single off their new album. Social Cues was heavily influenced by lead singer Matt Shultz’s divorce from his wife, Juliette Buchs, which occurred in the years leading up to the album’s 2019 release. Shultz has stated that the difficult divorce, combined with the deaths of friends, resulted in one of the band’s darkest and most personal records. His brother Brad added “We wanted to explore darker textures and cinematic elements,” calling Social Cues “a natural evolution” that still retained the band’s core energy.” The album debuted at number 21 on the Billboard 200 and charted in the top 100 in 10+ other countries. The album was met with positive reception, David Fricke writing for Rolling Stone stated “One of most promising rock bands, Cage the Elephant’s singer Matt Shultz’s life fell apart — and they made their best album yet.” Skin and Bones , Ready To Let Go and Social Cues would all reach number 1 of the alternative charts.