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Cage the Elephant takes another step with ‘Thank You, Happy Birthday’

Cage the Elephant have kind of adopted the role of sons to the punk/garage revival of the early 2000s that brought the White Stripes, the Hives and others to the bright lights of stardom.

So here we are at the arrival of the all-important second album. The slow build of the debut is replaced with higher expectations and harsher criticism. Growth is expected, but if the best elements of the first record aren’t present, there will be grumbling from critics and fans.

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