On Thursday, Cage the Elephant shared a new music video for “Trouble,” the second single of their latest album Tell Me I’m Pretty. The video features a back-and-forth between the band performing in the desert and the story of a western-style duel and its delusional results. Watch the video below.
The video for “Trouble” was directed by frontman Matt Shultz, the project serving as the vocalist’s directorial debut.
“I really wanted to make a video that was like John Wayne or a young Clint Eastwood acting in a Cocteau Play or Ingmar Bergman’s Wild Strawberry’s,” Shultz told Pitchfork of the new video. “A metaphorical journey that hopefully people could read between the lines.”
Tell Me I’m Pretty was released in December of last year to critical acclaim. The album – which was produced by Black Keys’ frontman Dan Auerbach – was recorded in Nashville and finds the band taking a more psychedelic approach to their garage-rock sound.
The group is currently on tour in support of the Tell Me I’m Pretty. A full list of tour dates can be seen below.
Cage the Elephant 2016 Tour Dates
May 1 – Little Rock, AR – Verizon Arena (w/ Portugal. The Man and Broncho)
May 3 – Oklahoma City, OK – Chesapeake Energy Arena (w/ Portugal. The Man and Broncho)
May 4 – Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank Arena (w/ Portugal. The Man and Broncho)
May 6 – Grand Rapids, MI – DeltaPlex (w/ Portugal. The Man and Broncho)
May 7 – Detroit, MI Masonic – Temple Theatre (w/ Portugal. The Man and Broncho)
May 8 – Toronto, ON – International Centre Arrow Hall (w/ Portugal. The Man and Broncho)
May 10 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre (w/ Portugal. The Man and Broncho)
May 11 – Albany, NY – Times Union Center (w/ Portugal. The Man and Broncho)
May 15 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion (w/ Portugal. The Man and Broncho)
May 16 – New York City, NY – SummmerStage, Central Park (w/ Portugal. The Man and Broncho)
May 19 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater (w/ Portugal. The Man and Broncho)
May 20 – Duluth, GA – Infinite Energy Arena (w/ Portugal. The Man and Broncho)
May 21 – Gulf Shores, AL – Hangout Festival
June 3 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center (w/ Portugal. The Man and Twin Peaks)
June 4 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica (w/ Portugal. The Man and Twin Peaks)
June 5 – Columbus, OH – EXPRESS LIVE! (w/ Portugal. The Man and Twin Peaks)
June 7 – Chicago, IL – UIC Pavilion (w/ Portugal. The Man)
June 9 – Milwaukee, WI – BMO Harris Pavilion (w/ Portugal. The Man)
June 10 – Minneapolis, MN – U.S. Bank Theater at Target Center (w/ Portugal. The Man and Twin Peaks)
June 11 – Madison, WI – Coliseum at Alliant Energy Center (w/ Portugal. The Man and Twin Peaks)
June 14 – Calgary, AB – Calgary Stampede Corral (w/ Portugal. The Man and Twin Peaks)
June 15 – Edmonton, AB – Shaw Conference Centre (w/ Portugal. The Man and Twin Peaks)
June 17 – Vancouver, BC – PNE Forum (w/ Portugal. The Man and Twin Peaks)
June 18 – Portland, OR – McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater (w/ Portugal. The Man and Twin Peaks)
June 19 – Seattle, WA – WaMu Theater (w/ Portugal. The Man and Twin Peaks)
June 21 – Los Angeles, CA – Shrine Auditorium (w/ Portugal. The Man)
June 22 – San Diego, CA – Valley View Casino Center (w/ Portugal. The Man)
June 23 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic (w/ Portugal. The Man)
June 25 – Las Vegas, NV – The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (w/ Portugal. The Man and Twin Peaks)
June 26 – Phoenix, AZ – Gila River Arena (w/ Portugal. The Man and Twin Peaks)