Born Cages

Born Cages
Background information
Origin New York, NY
Genres Alternative Rock, Indie Rock
Years active 2011-present
Labels Washington Square
Website www.borncages.com
Members Vlad Holiday
Matt Maroulakos
David Tantao

Born Cages is an American alternative rock band formed and fronted by Vlad Holiday. The band consists of Holiday on lead vocals and guitar, Matt Maroulakos on bass and keyboards, and David Tantao on drums. On January 8 of 2014, Rolling Stone announced the band will be part of a new NYC-based record label called Washington Square, along with The Hold Steady.[1] Born Cages' debut full length album, I'm Glad I'm Not Me, will be out June 2, 2015 via Washington Square.[2]

The band has shared stages with bands like Hockey, Magic Man, X Ambassadors, Donald Cumming (of The Virgins), Har Mar Superstar, Gold Fields, JD Samson, Said The Whale and Public Access TV.[3] On February 19 and 23 of 2012, the band opened up for Guns N' Roses in Chicago and Maryland.[4][5] Born Cages' latest music video for Rolling Down The Hill won mtvU's The Freshmen competition on November 21, 2014.[6] The single reached No. 7 on the Alternative Specialty Radio chart.[7]

Formation / Early Days

In October 2011, the band began booking shows in New York City under the moniker "Electric Sun," which was later officially changed to "Born Cages" in October 2012.[8] The band's first live show was at Music Hall of Williamsburg on October 26, 2011.[9]

Discography

The Sidelines EP

Born Cages released The Sidelines EP[10] on June 18, 2013, which was produced by Jon Kaplan, co-produced by Vlad Holiday, and engineered by Oliver Straus.[11] The EP features three songs from the upcoming full-length album, and 2 exclusive tracks.[12]

Filter Magazine says The Sidelines EP, “beautifully straddles the line between dreamy and discordant … a standout 17 minutes,” and declared it "spellbinding."[13] Vice Noisey describes the music as a “blend of 80s-influenced synth/guitar work and modern pop-rock sounds” and Blackbook Magazine raves, “More than a decade after the riff-heavy heyday of The Strokes, The Vines, The White Stripes, The Hives, and many other bands that put the word “the” before a plural noun, we may be ready for another bout of ripping revivalism… Born Cages certainly makes that argument.”[14][15] Artist Direct says, “The New York indie band totally rocks our world with their brand of ‘80s-style, synthy rock.” [16] Alternative Press wrote, “Don’t Look Back - a soaring rocker that you’ll have no problem dancing to assuming you can put down the air guitar for four minutes.” [3]

On February 5, 2013, "Don't Look Back" was featured on Now That's What I Call Music! 45, which debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with first week sales of 87,000 units.[17] In December of 2014, the album was certified Gold, having sold over half a million units. [18] The song has also been featured several times on New York Classic Rock station Q104.3's "Out Of The Box" segment with Jonathan Clarke.[19][20][21][22]

In conjunction with the EP, a video for the song “Caiti” was released June 19, 2013 on VEVO/YouTube, and July 8, 2013 on MTV.com.[23][24] On February 13, 2014, Filter Magazine premiered Don't Look Back's official music video.[25]

Rolling Down The Hill (single)

On August 5th, 2014, Buzznet premiered Born Cages' "Rolling Down The Hill," as the band announced a headlining tour in support of the new single.[26] On September 4th, Fresh New Tracks premiered a Rolling Down The Hill remix from German producer Glastrophobie, which reached the No. 2 spot on Hype Machine's Popular Remix Chart.[27] Yahoo! Music premiered the song's official music video on November 1st, 2014.[28] On November 21, 2014, the video won mtvU's The Freshmen competition.[6] On the week of November 19, 2014, Rolling Down The Hill reached No. 7 on the Alternative Specialty Radio chart, with spins on stations like LA's KROQ and NYC's Q104.3. The single also features B-Side track, "Fuel To The Fire," which was an old demo from the band's first studio recording.

I'm Glad I'm Not Me

Born Cages' debut full length album, I'm Glad I'm Not Me, will be released via Washington Square on June 2, 2015. The album artwork was created by London-based illustrator Matthew Cooper, who's worked with Arctic Monkeys, The Kills, Caribou, Franz Ferdinand, Noel Gallagher and Paul McCartney.[29] Due to Rolling Down The Hill and Metaphor's radio play, I'm Glad I'm Not Me became the No. 9 album at Alternative Specialty radio during the week of December 10, 2014.[30]

On April 7, 2015, Diffuser FM premiered "I Just Want The Truth, Baby", a brand new song from I'm Glad I'm Not Me. It's available as an "Instant Gratification" track on iTunes, which means an instant download when the album is pre-ordered. [31]

References

  1. ↑ "Hold Steady to Release New Album in March - Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  2. ↑ http://washingtonsquaremusic.com/portfolio/born-cages/
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "BORN CAGES ANNOUNCE NEW FALL TOUR DATES SUPPORTING SAID THE WHALE". Razor & Tie Direct L.L.C. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "There’s Axl, but no big Guns". Washington Post. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Guns N’ Roses Concert Review – “Up Close and Personal Tour,” Live at House of Blues Chicago – Sunday, 2/19/12 (With Setlist) - Chicago At Night". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Born Cages Win This Round Of The Freshmen". mtvu.com. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Nielsen Ratings, Music News and more!". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Electric Sun Change Name to Born Cages". ARTISTdirect. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Lights Resolve + Night Fevers + The Canon Logic + Electric Sun". Time Out New York. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "The Sidelines EP". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "FILTER Magazine - Media - LISTEN: Born Cages Give Us The Hard Truth Via “The Sidelines EP” (FILTER Premiere)". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  12. ↑ PupFresh: review of the Sidelines EP http://pupfresh.com/post/53220772034
  13. ↑ "FILTER Magazine - Media - LISTEN: Born Cages Give Us The Hard Truth Via “The Sidelines EP” (FILTER Premiere)". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "Premiere: Born Cages - "Don't Look Back"". NOISEY. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "BlackBook Exclusive: Born Cages’ Blistering ‘Caiti’". BlackBook. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  16. ↑ "New Band Alert: Born Cages Release New Song "Don't Look Back"". ARTISTdirect. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  17. ↑ "Josh Groban". Billboard. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  18. ↑ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - January 14, 2015". http://www.riaa.com''. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  19. ↑ "Who's This Man Between McCartney And Jagger???". Q104.3. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  20. ↑ "Who's This Man Between McCartney And Jagger???". Q104.3. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  21. ↑ "Who's This Man Between McCartney And Jagger???". Q104.3. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  22. ↑ "Who's This Man Between McCartney And Jagger???". Q104.3. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  23. ↑ "Born Cages - Caiti (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  24. ↑ "Born Cages - Caiti - Music Video - MTV". MTV. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  25. ↑ "FILTER Magazine - Media - WATCH: Born Cages Keep Moving Forward With “Don’t Look Back” Video (FILTER Premiere)". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  26. ↑ "Exclusive Premiere: Born Cages Release 'Rolling Down The Hill'". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  27. ↑ "FreshNewTracks » Premiere: Born Cages – Rolling Down The Hill (Glastrophobie Remix)". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  28. ↑ "Yahoo Music". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  29. ↑ http://washingtonsquaremusic.com/2015/03/03/born-cages-to-release-debut-album-im-glad-im-not-me-on-june-2-2015/
  30. ↑ "FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Nielsen Ratings, Music News and more!". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  31. ↑ http://diffuser.fm/born-cages-i-just-want-the-truth-baby-song-premiere/

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