About Cold War Kids
Bassist Matt Maust came up with the name Cold War Kids while on a trip to Eastern Europe in 1997.
∙ The band members first met at Biola University, an evangelical Christian school in Southern California.
∙ After graduating from college, frontman Nathan Willett taught high school English.
∙ They have cited Fiona Apple, Nick Cave, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, The Smiths, U2, and Tom Waits as influences.
∙ In 2009, the band was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for their Cold War Kids: I’ve Seen Enough - Interactive Video, which also won a Webby Award.
∙ In 2014, they collaborated with a Belgian brewer, using the company’s drinking glasses as instruments on the track “A Million Eyes.”
∙ Their single “First,” from the album Hold My Home, topped Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart in 2015 and was certified Gold after remaining on the chart for more than a year.
Albums list:
Cold War Kids - Dear Miss Lonelyhearts
Cold War Kids - Loyalty to Loyalty (Deluxe Edition)
Cold War Kids - Mine Is Yours (Deluxe Version)
Cold War Kids - Robbers & Cowards
Cold War Kids - The Complete Collection
Cold War Kids - iTunes Live from SoHo
EPs & Singles list:
Cold War Kids - Behave Yourself - EP
Cold War Kids - Cold War Kids At Fingerprints - EP
Cold War Kids - Live from the Paradiso (Live) - EP
Cold War Kids - Complainer   4th of July - Single
Cold War Kids - Heaven In Your Hands - Single
Singles list:
Cold War Kids - Double Life - Single
Cold War Kids - Minimum Day - Single
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