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Cold War Kids is an American indie and blues rock band from California. Formed in Fullerton, California, the five man band consists of Nathan Willett on vocals, piano and guitar, David Quon on guitar and background vocals, Matt Maust on bass guitar, Matthew Schwartz on keyboard and background vocals and Joe Plummer on the drums and percussion. The band was formed in 2004 after the members met at Biola University in Los Angeles and eventually relocated to Whittier, California where they recorded their first EP ‘Mulberry Street’ released under Monarchy Music in 2005. This was followed by two more EP’s, ‘With Our Wallets Full’ and ‘Up In Rags’ in 2006. As the soul-rock band went to tour locally, Cold War Kids was picked up and signed by Downtown Records and released their debut album in 2006 titled ‘Robbers and Cowards’. The Cold War Kids then went on to tour worldwide for two years, releasing their second album, ‘Loyalty to Loyalty’, in 2008. Gaining popularity from their tours, the band went on to perform with Death Cab For Cutie for their U.S. national tour. During this tour, the band released another EP titled ‘Behave Yourself’ which was followed by their third studio album, ‘Mine Is Yours’ in 2011. This was followed by a fourth album, ‘Dear Miss Lonely Hearts’ in 2013. The band went on to release a side project titled ‘French Style Furs’ in 2014 which included their single, ‘First’ that topped the Billboard Alternative Songs chart a year later. Shortly after, the arrival of the band’s fifth LP, ‘Hold My Home’ in 2015. Moving onto a new record deal with Capitol Records, Cold War Kid’s recorded their sixth album, ‘L.A. Divine’ which peaked at number 10 on the top 10 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums Chart. Their next album, ‘Audience: Live’ appeared in 2017 followed by the arrival of their 2018 album, ‘This Will All Blow Over In Time’. In 2019, the Cold War Kids debuted a mini-album titled ‘New Age Norms, Vol. 1’, the first of a trilogy album release with a pop-funk sound in addition to their indie-rock roots.