Cold War Kids

Cold War Kids is an American indie rock band from Whittier, California.

Band History

After three of the four band members met at a Christian college, the quartet formed in their hometown of Fullerton in 2004 and then moved to Los Angeles to record their first demos. They were signed to Monarchy Music and released their debut EP, Mulberry Street, in 2005. Over the course of the year, they came into the haze of scene bloggers, becoming insider tips as a result, and toured in 2006, most notably with the Tapes 'n Tapes or the Figurines. Having attracted the attention of Pitchfork and the NME, they switched to Downtown Records and, following further EPs, released their debut album Robbers & Cowards there towards the end of the year.

In 2010, the band released the album Mine Is Yours. Guitarist Jonnie Russell left the band in 2012 and was replaced by Dann Gallucci (formerly of Modest Mouse). In the years that followed, the band enjoyed some success. For example, the single First (2015) reached #1 on the "Billboard Alternative Songs" chart. In 2015, the Cold War Kids played at the important Lollapalooza festival in Chicago.

Discography

Albums

• 2007: Robbers & Cowards (Downtown Recordings)
• 2008: Loyalty to Loyalty (Downtown Recordings)
• 2011: Mine Is Yours (Cooperative Music (Universal))
• 2013: Dear Miss Lonelyhearts (Cooperative Music (Universal))
• 2014: Hold My Home (Downtown Recordings)
• 2017: L.A. Divine (Capitol Records)

EPs

• 2005: Mulberry Street (Monarchy Music)
• 2005: With Our Wallets Full (Monarchy Music)
• 2006: Up in Rags (Monarchy Music)
• 2006: We Used to Vacation (V2)
• 2006: Benefit at the District (Download)
• 2008: Live at Fingerprints (Downtown Recordings)
• 2008: Live from the Paradiso (Downtown Recordings)
• 2009: Behave Yourself (Downtown Recordings, V2)
• 2011: Live at Third Man (Third Man Records)
• 2013: Tuxedos (Downtown Recordings)
• 2015: Five Quick Cuts (Downtown Recordings)
• 2017: Los Feliz Blvd (Capitol Records)

Singles

• 2006: Hair Down
• 2006: We Used to Vacation
• 2007: Hang Me Up to Dry
• 2007: Hospital Beds
• 2008: Something Is Not Right with Me
• 2008: I've Seen Enough
• 2009: Audience
• 2010: Louder Than Ever
• 2011: Skip the Charades
• 2011: Finally Begin
• 2011: Royal Blue
• 2012: Minimum Day
• 2013: Miracle Mile
• 2014: A Million Eyes
• 2014: All This Could Be Yours
• 2015: First (US: Gold)
• 2017: Love Is Mystical
• 2017: Can We Hang On?
• 2017: Restless
• 2017: So Tied Up (feat. Bishop Briggs)