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The Knocks Announce Collaborators and Release Date of New Album, “HISTORY”
It looks like The Knocks are on the precipice of their biggest and most impactful project yet. The veteran duo have long flexed an inimitable ability to produce blockbusting music at the intersection of disco and house, but they’re yet to release a genuine tour de force. However, that may change on April 29th, when they release HISTORY. It’s early, but it’s not a stretch to call the record a darkhorse for the year’s best dance album. The Knocks are teaming up with a formidable group of collaborators for HISTORY, such as MUNA, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Cold War Kids, Parson James and Yoke Lore, among others. If that list is any indication, longtime fans are safe to expect the bubbly indietronica sound they’ve come to know and love. The tandem are also...
SPIN Presents Lipps Service With Nathan Willett From Cold War Kids
On this week’s episode of SPIN Presents Lipps Service, host Scott Lipps spoke with Cold War Kids singer Nathan Willett. The Long Beach natives have a new album out now and Lipps spoke with Willett about New Age Norms 3, how Cold War Kids had to pivot during the pandemic, and how they managed to create during the unrest. They also discussed the band’s early tours, Willett’s favorite albums of all time, and much more. Since its beginnings in 2018, the acclaimed podcast has featured many of the biggest voices and personalities in music, including exclusive interviews with Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis, David Lee Roth, Shepard Fairey, Courtney Love, Dove Cameron, Mick Fleetwood, Perry Farrell and many, many more. In the last episode, Lipps spoke with Sammy Hagar. In the episode, ...
Kings of Leon Announce Summer 2021 Tour
Kings of Leon are hitting the road, kicking off a North American tour supporting their When You See Yourself album starting August 3 in West Palm Beach, Florida. They’ve plotted a 26-show tour, with Cold War Kids opening throughout the dates, and ending October 2 in Ridgefield, Washington. Tickets for all shows will go on sale May 21 at 10 a.. local time via Live Nation. See more information on Kings of Leon’s official site. When You See Yourself is KOL’s eighth studio album. It marked the first in five years following their 2016 LP, Walls. With their latest, the band became the first to leap into the digital realm of NFTs (non-fungible tokens). Kings of Leon took over SPIN last month as our April cover story. In it, the band of brothers (and a cousin) details how the...
Weezer, Mastodon, Cold War Kids Feature on Bill & Ted Face the Music Soundtrack
Excellent! We already knew Mastodon would be on the upcoming Bill & Ted Face the Music soundtrack with “Rufus Lives,” but the rest of it is pretty good too and will feature FIDLAR, Cold War Kids, Lamb of God and Weezer among many more. Have a listen to Weezer’s “Beginning of the End (Wyld Stallions Radio Edit)” below. In recent weeks, a teaser and a proper trailer for the film were released, along with a special behind-the-scenes clip that delves into Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter’s chemistry on set. Both the soundtrack and film will be released on Aug. 28. Check out the full tracklisting below. Big Black Delta – “Lost in Time” Alec Wigdahl – “Big Red Balloon” Weezer – “Beginning Of The End (Wyld Stallyns Edit)” Cold War Kids – “Story Of O...
Cold War Kids, Best Ex, and More Headline SPIN’s Untitled Twitch Stream This Week
We’re back once again for another week (June 15 – June 20) of can’t-miss livestreams on SPIN’s Untitled Twitch Stream. This week, you won’t want to miss a perfect blend of indie, pop, and rock performances from Cold War Kids, Best Ex, Salt Ashes, Chapel, and Aliza Hava. It’ll be a little something for everyone, and hopefully everything for someone. Additionally, we’ll be featuring a marathon of several different artists playing The Last of Us Part II as soon as it’s released this Friday. It’ll be like nothing we’ve ever done before, with details to be released later this week. As always, we’re continuing to update subscriber benefits with new official SPIN badges and emotes on Twitch (in addition to the usual benefits, like ad-free viewing), all of which you can get for free with...
Cold War Kids Unveil Short Tour Documentary Covering New Age Norms 1 Tour
If you’ve ever wondered what the guys in Cold War Kids do backstage, offstage, and occasionally onstage while on the road, you can now get a pretty good feel for it. The 11-minute tour documentary follows the band through their winter tour from just a few short months ago, providing an intimate look at the band’s daily life while touring. Seeing as many bands won’t be able to commit to full tours or music festivals again until COVID-19 is under control, the documentary is a good way to not only educate fans on what actually happens behind the scenes but also remind them of what a packed music venue looks and sounds like — a foreign concept in the age of social distancing. More than anything though, it’s a way for Cold War Kids to give their fans some new material as they wait for the ...
Cold War Kids Enlist The Lumineers’ Wesley Schultz on ‘1 x 1′
Cold War Kids have released a new track, “1 x 1,” that sheds light on a community that many have been falling under the radar. “This song was inspired by the stories of child migrants separated from their families at the border,” singer Nathan Willett said in a statement. “Now that we are all quarantined, it has taken on an extra meaning…One by one each of us are staying apart to help the whole of us.” The acoustic guitar-led track saw the band co-write the song’s lyrics with One Republic’s Brent Kutzle and features Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers on vocals. Cold War Kids shared some of the lyrics on Twitter to convey more of their message. Since (almost) everyone is staying at their own homes, the video shows Willett standing by himself at the mic with projections of Schultz an others on ...
