Lock Me Up

Lock Me Up
Lock Me Up
EP by the Cab
Released	April 29, 2014
Recorded	2012–14
Genre	Pop rock; pop; electropop; R&B;
Length	18:23
Label	Republic
Producer	Steve Mac; Alexander DeLeon;
The Cab chronology
Singles from Lock Me Up – EP
	"Lock Me Up"; Released: April 28, 2014;

Lock Me Up is the fourth EP by American rock band the Cab, released April 29, 2014 through Republic Records in the United States. The EP marks the band's first release since their second full-length studio album Symphony Soldier, released on August 23, 2011. In 2012, the band announced that they were in the studio writing and recording a new album and signed to Republic Records. The week prior to the EP's release, on April 24, Alex Marshall announced his departure from the band. In early April, the band teased a new single titled "Lock Me Up" on their official Instagram account, which was released on April 28, 2014. It debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 44, and on Digital Albums at number 11.

Sound and influence

The band began the progress of recording the EP in late 2012. Upon the EP's release, on April 29 the album was described to have a "poppier/R&B influenced sound" and overall was a "collection of love songs" by Alter the Press.^[1] The EP strives away from the band's previous studio album Symphony Soldier's pop punk and alternative rock sound and drives closer to a more recognizable radio friendly, dance-pop and R&B sound. The EP's second track "Moon" is an electropop influenced track fit for top forty radio. The opening self-titled track, "Lock Me Up" reverts to the band's themes on Symphony Soldier, having a similar "thumping marching army" vibe.^[1] It was produced by Steve Mac and co-written by English singer and songwriter John Newman. The EP's third and fourth tracks; "Numbers" and "Stand Up" contain an R&B and urban sound. The final track, "These Are the Lies" experiments with more electronica and dubstep sounds with a piano-driven and violin-influenced opening.

Track listing

All track names and duration information were taken from Spotify.^[2]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lock Me Up"	3:29
2.	"Moon"	3:16
3.	"Numbers"	4:09
4.	"Stand Up"	4:23
5.	"These Are the Lies"	3:46

Personnel

Alexander DeLeon - lead vocals
Alex T. Marshall - rhythm guitar, piano, backing vocals
Chantry Johnson - lead guitar, backing vocals
Dave Briggs - drums, percussion
Joey Thunder- bass guitar

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	44
US Digital Albums (Billboard)^[4]	11

References

^ ^a ^b Garland, Emma (2009-08-20). "ATP! Album Review: The Cab - Lock Me Up EP". Alter The Press!. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
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^ "The Cab Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
^ "The Cab Chart History (Digital Albums)".^{[dead link‍]} Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2014.

[alter_the_press-1] Garland, Emma (2009-08-20). "ATP! Album Review: The Cab - Lock Me Up EP". Alter The Press!. Retrieved 2014-06-27.

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[ac_Billboard200_The_Cab-3] "The Cab Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2014.

[ac_BillboardDigital_The_Cab-4] "The Cab Chart History (Digital Albums)".^{[dead link‍]} Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2014.

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