Born Cages

Past members include Vlad Holiday, Matt Maroulakos, Dave Tantao, Amanda Carl, Steve Kellner, Pete Malleo, and Mike Lisa.

I look forward to saying, 'I saw them when...'"[1] The album contained lead single "Ain't Gonna Happen", which charted on Spotify's United States Viral 50.

Born Cages shared stages with bands like Guns N' Roses, The Subways, Hockey, Magic Man, X Ambassadors, Donald Cumming (of The Virgins), Har Mar Superstar, JD Samson, Said The Whale, and Public Access TV.

[5] In October 2012, they changed their name to "Born Cages" due to too many people confusing them for a 1970s rock band that shared the same name, fronted by The Scorpions' Uli Jon Roth.

Born Cages released The Sidelines EP[7] on June 18, 2013, which was produced by Jon Kaplan, co-produced by Vlad Holiday, and engineered by Oliver Straus.

"[10] Vice Noisey described the music as a "blend of '80s-influenced synth/guitar work and modern pop-rock sounds" and Blackbook Magazine said, "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.

"[13] 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.

The album artwork was created by London-based illustrator Matthew Cooper, who has worked with Arctic Monkeys, the Kills, Caribou, Franz Ferdinand, Noel Gallagher and Paul McCartney.

[24] On August 5, 2014, Buzznet premiered Born Cages' "Rolling Down the Hill" as the band announced a headlining tour in support of the new single.

The release is a 7-song mini-album, produced by Vlad Holiday, mixed by Justin Gerrish (Vampire Weekend, the Strokes, Hamilton Leithouser), mastered by Emily Lazar (Arcade Fire, the Killers, Lou Reed), with additional production and engineering by Matt Maroulakos.