Rolling Stone has ranked Cage the Elephant’s second release, Thank You, Happy Birthday as number 15 on their 50 Best Albums of 2011 list. 

The music magazine describes the album as “… retro but undeniably fun, and one of the year’s coolest throwback looks.” They add “The Kentuckians blast out sugar-punk noise riffs à la the Pixies and Nirvana, and cover them in bright, bracing Sixties garage – rock melodies as they complain about hipsters, school and TV”.

The original review in the publication back in January had declared them “one of rock’s best young bands”.

Link to 50 Best Albums of 2011: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2011-20111207/cage-the-elephant-thank-you-happy-birthday-19691231