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Today, Cage The Elephant is dropping a video for their single “Black Madonna.” As is the case for many artists right now, COVID-19 mandated social distancing forced the band to go about the project in a new way. “Black Madonna” features a collage of quarantine footage, previous live performances, and videos from 15 collaborators, including Guggenheim fellow and Academy Award-nominee, Kasumi. Director and lead singer Matt Shultz put the short film together with editor Michael Rees over Zoom. The result of this virtual teamwork is a beautiful hodgepodge of imagery, one that somehow feels both retro and timely. With swooping visuals and digital effects abound, Rees strung together a film that dances along to Cage The Elephant’s delightful beat. Watch the video for “Black Madonna” below. * * * Photo Credit: Neil Krug