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Primary sources|date=September 2010Infobox musical artist | name = Cold War Kids| image = ColdWarKids_NY07.jpg| caption = Cold War Kids performing at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City, 2007| landscape = yes| background = group_or_band|origin = Long Beach, California|Long Beach , California| genre = Indie rock | years_active = 2004–present| label = Downtown Records
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V2 Records|V2
Monarchy Music | website = url|coldwarkids.com| current_members = Matt Aveiro
Matt Maust
Dann Gallucci
Nathan Willett Cold War Kids are an United States|American indie rock band from Long Beach, California|Long Beach , California. Band members are Nathan Willett ( lead vocals|vocals , piano , rhythm guitar|guitar ), Dann Gallucci , Matt Maust ( bass guitar ), and Matt Aveiro ( drumkit|drums , percussion ). Jonnie Russell was previously with the band ( lead guitar|guitar , backing vocals|vocals , keyboards ).

History


Cold War Kids started in 2004 in downtown Fullerton, California|Fullerton in guitarist/vocalist Jonnie Russell's apartment above a restaurant called Mulberry Street, whose name they would eventually use as the title of their Mulberry Street (Cold War Kids EP)|first EP . The band relocated to Whittier, California and began recording their first demos, which Monarchy Music released as the Mulberry Street EP in spring 2005. Between tours, the band released two more EPs: With Our Wallets Full and Up in Rags , in 2006. In summer 2006, Cold War Kids signed to Downtown Records and released their debut LP Robbers & Cowards that fall.

After two years of non-stop touring around the world, and relocation to Long Beach, California , Cold War Kids went back into the studio spring 2008 with the producer of their first record, Kevin Augunas. Nathan described the record making process: “Throughout the record making process we would write songs in our own little practice studio then we’d go into the studio for like two days and record three or four songs, then go back into our own practice studio for like a few weeks. So really it was over the span of four months or something. Actual studio days probably like 15 days. We don’t love being in a studio; we focus more on the writing.”Cite web|author=Cory Carroll |url= http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/cold-war-kids-nathan-willett-dishes-on-new-album/4161 |title=Cold War Kids’ Nathan Willett on ‘Loyalty to Loyalty’ - BlackBook |publisher=Blackbookmag.com |date=2008-09-16 |accessdate=2010-04-04

The band's second album, Loyalty to Loyalty , represented a departure from their debut in featuring a lot of narrative storytelling, as well as political and philosophical references. In an interview with Blackbox Magazine , Nathan described the record as “Being a little darker then the first." "The title, 'Loyalty to Loyalty,' comes from the philosopher Josiah Royce . He said people need to live in community with each other, and he was reacting to Nietzsche who came before him, saying people need to rise above—you need to be the strongest individual you can and rise above the masses. But this guy Josiah Royce is saying that you need to not rise above the masses, that you need to embrace your community. His paper was called 'Loyalty to Loyalty.'”

The band spent the end of 2008 and most of 2009 on the road touring the record, highlighted by a national tour with Death Cab for Cutie . In between touring, the band returned to the studio to record what would become the Behave Yourself (EP)|Behave Yourself EP . Willett describes the album, “These 4 songs were recorded sometime between “Loyalty” sessions and now. They didn’t belong there but they kept hanging around, starting trouble, made friends and insisted their story be heard.” Like their most recent releases, Behave Yourself was released on Downtown Records.

The band went back into the studio in February 2010. Nathan speaking to Filter Magazine , “Album three is in the works now. We are working with a producer named Jacquire King . He has a sweet and eclectic roster of Modest Mouse , the The Fall (Norah Jones album)|last Norah Jones record , Tom Waits ’ Mule Variations , Come Around Sundown|the last Kings of Leon record ...So, he is going to work miracles with us. All of our music has always been written entirely by us without any influence, so to have him step in and help us with the direction is tremendous. I was just watching I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco|the Wilco Documentary again and I think that in many ways Wilco is to country/Americana as Cold War Kids is to soul/punk. We are taking what we do to the next level on this record. The EP is the final reminder of the good old days of quick and fun, minimal Cold War Kids recording."Cite web|url= http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/news/entry/cold_war_kids_q_a_part_1 |title=News – Q & A: Cold War Kids (Part 1) |publisher=FILTER Magazine |date=2010-01-04 |accessdate=2010-04-04

Members






Discography


Studio albums


Year Album details Peak chart positions
US
Peak chart positions for Cold War Kids in the United States:
  • cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/cold-war-kids/chart-history/767713? f=305& g=Albums|title=Cold War Kids Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200|work= Billboard (magazine)|Billboard |publisher= Prometheus Global Media |accessdate=2011-06-19
  • cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/cold-war-kids/chart-history/767713? f=794& g=Albums|title=Cold War Kids Album & Song Chart History: Alternative Albums|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=2011-06-19
  • cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/cold-war-kids/chart-history/767713? f=326& g=Albums|title=Cold War Kids Album & Song Chart History: Independent Albums|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=2011-06-19
  • cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/cold-war-kids/chart-history/767713? f=377& g=Singles|title=Cold War Kids Album & Song Chart History: Alternative Songs|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=2011-06-19
    		• US
    Alt.
    		US
    Ind.
    		AUS
    cite web    		AUT
    cite web    		BEL (FL)
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    cite web    		NLD
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    2006 Robbers & Cowards
  • Released: October 10, 2006
  • Label: Downtown Records|Downtown / V2 Records|V2
  • Format: Compact Disc|CD , music download|DI , LP
    		•  173 — 15 — — 43 — 79 96 35
    2008 Loyalty to Loyalty
  • Released: September 23, 2008
  • Label: Downtown/V2
  • Format: CD, DI
    		•  21 6 3 20 — 29 — 48 — 68
    2011 Mine Is Yours
  • Released: January 25, 2011
  • Label: Downtown/V2
  • Format: CD, DI
    		•  21 5 — 9 56 54 85 128 — 84
    "—" denotes a release that did not chart.


    Extended plays


    Year EP details Peak chart positions
    US
    Ind.
    2005Mulberry Street
  • Released: June 15, 2005
  • Label: Monarchy Music
  • Format: CD
    		•  —
    2006 With Our Wallets Full
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Monarchy Music
  • Format: CD
    		•  —
    Up in Rags
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Monarchy Music
  • Format: CD
    		•  —
    We Used to Vacation
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: V2
  • Format: CD
    		•  —
    2007 Live from SoHo
  • Released: 2007
  • Label:
  • Format: DI
    		•  —
    2008 Live at the Paradiso
  • Released: 2008
  • Label:
  • Format: CD
    		•  —
    Live at Fingerprints
  • Released: 2008
  • Label:
  • Format: CD
    		•  —
    2010Behave Yourself
  • Released: January 19, 2010
  • Label: Downtown
  • Format: CD, DI
    		•  48
    "—" denotes a release that did not chart.


    Singles


    Year Song Peak chart positions Album
    US US
    Alt.
    		BEL (FL)
    		NLD
    		UK
    2006 "Hair Down" — — — — — Robbers & Cowards
    "We Used to Vacation" — — — — —
    2007ref label>note_a1 122 26 — — 57
    "Hospital Beds" — — — — 140
    2008 "Something Is Not Right with Me" — 39 — — — Loyalty to Loyalty
    2009 "I've Seen Enough" — — — — —
    "Audience" — 39 — — — Behave Yourself
    2010 "Louder than Ever" — 31 81 — — Mine Is Yours
    2011 "Skip the Charades" — — — — —
    "Finally Begin" — — — 99 —
    "Royal Blue" — — — 94 —
    "—" denotes a release that did not chart.


    Notes


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  • A. note|note_a1 "Hang Me Up to Dry" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 22 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as a 25-song extension to the Hot 100.

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  • myspace|coldwarkids

  • facebook user|coldwarkids

  • twitter|cwklbc


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