Lock Me Up

Writing for the EP began in early June 2012, which was originally made for their third studio album.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. On April 28, the group released the EP's lead single, "Lock Me Up" and on the following day, the EP under the same name, was released. ==Sound and influence==

Upon the EP's release, on April 29, the EP was described to have a "poppier/R&B influenced sound" and overall was a "collection of love songs" by Alter the Press. The EP strives away from the band's previous studio album Symphony Soldiers pop punk and alternative rock sound and drives closer to a more recognizable radio friendly, dance-pop and R&B sound. ==Critical reception==

Matt Collar of AllMusic gave the EP a positive review stating, "Once again showcasing the vocal talents of Alexander DeLeon, Lock Me Up is a high-energy set of songs that, while retaining the Cab's longstanding knack for passionate emo-rock, reveals such varied stylistic influences as dubstep, piano balladry, and four-on-the-floor dance club electronica. In that sense, Lock Me Up brings to mind the emo-soul of Fall Out Boy mixed with the more electronic pop end of Maroon 5." ==Track listing==

Credits adapted from album's liner notes. The Cab • 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 Additional musicians • Steve Mac – keyboards • Chris Laws – drums • Dan Pursey – percussion • Paul Gendler – guitar • Ian Crawford • John Newman – backing vocals • Wayne Hector – backing vocals • James Abrahart – backing vocals • Neal Wilkinson – drums • Michael Freesh – bass • Nick Bailey – backing vocals • Ryan Ogren – backing vocals , guitar , keyboards , bass • Simon Katz – synthesizer , drums Production • Steve Mac – producer • The Blueprint – producer • WHAMS – producer • Johnny Coffer – producer • CJ Baran – producer • Chris Laws – engineer , programming • Dan Pursey – engineer • John Hanes – engineer • Michael Freesh – engineer • Nick Bailey – engineer • Trent Mazur – engineer • Ryan Ogren – engineer • Larry Goetz – engineer • Serban Ghenea – mixing • Simon Katz – mixing • Jaycen Joshua – mixing • Ryan Kaul – assistant mixing engineer ==Charts==