BILLY IDOL To Release The Cage EP In September; "Cage" Music Video Streaming
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Billy Idol is back with The Cage EP, which is set for release on September 23 via Dark Horse Records. A video for the song "Cage" can be viewed here, and you can stream the single here.
The new music follows the release of Idol’s 2021 The Roadside EP, which included the Top 15 hit “Bitter Taste” and received praise from fans and critics alike. As on The Roadside EP, Idol is joined on the new project by his longtime collaborator, co-writer and guitarist Steve Stevens.
"Coming out of the lockdown era, people had a lot of energy stored up," said co-producer Tommy English, who co-wrote three of the songs with Idol, guitarist Steve Stevens and Joe Janiak. "That was the inspiration for 'Cage.' Getting out there and doing the things we’ve been missing. And that includes not being afraid to do a raucous punk rock song like 'Cage.' And we didn’t worry about whether it fit in anywhere because it just sounds so Billy."
Order The Cage EP on your choice of CD, vinyl LP, and limited edition red vinyl LP with a limited amount of signed copies available while they last, here.
Tracklisting:
"Cage"
"Running From The Ghost"
"Rebel Like You"
"Miss Nobody"
The Cage is reportedly a harder-sounding record than Idol's previous release, last year’s The Roadside EP.
"It's heavy,” longtime guitarist Steven told UCR earlier this year, noting that the new EP is a "flip side" to its more delicate predecessor. "We wanted it to be personal and intimate on the first go-round, but this one is big and heavy and the other side of the coin."
Idol was scheduled to tour alongside Journey during the first half of the year, but a chronic sinus infection — which required surgery – forced him to pull out of the trek. He went through months of recovery because the infection was resistant to antibiotics, but he has reportedly made a full recovery and is back on the road.
The singer is now scheduled to play a handful of U.S. dates before heading to South America for a stretch of concerts in September, followed by more touring in Europe.
