Lock Me Up
2014 extended play by The Cab
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. It debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 44.
Background and release
Writing for the EP began in early June 2012, which was originally made for their third studio album. The band began the progress of recording the EP in January 2013. The group wrote 120 songs during the album/EP cycle and lead vocalist Alexander DeLeon described the EP as "a little darker." Former guitarist Ian Crawford played guitar for the EP. On April 15, 2014, the group posted a teaser video with a date of April 29. Then on April 21, they released a teaser for a new song. A second teaser was released three days later, with the titled being revealed as "Lock Me Up". The week prior to the EP's release, on April 24, guitarist and pianist Alex T. Marshall announced his departure from the band.
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