It is the wisdom of Metternich condensed to a few phrases and taught by the game Risk. When many of us ... If we’re unsentimental on the subject of war and peace, blame Risk, which imparted ...

Today, Cold War Kids have delivered their first piece of new music since 2021’s full-length release, New Age Norms 3. The single, “Double Life,” showcases the ensemble’s trademark display ...

What I set out to do was put all the sides of Cold War Kids into one album. That means lyrically, stylistically, emotionally. So yes, I wanted there to be the Pretenders, Black Crowes, the Clash ...

For 16 years, Long Beach band Cold War Kids have remained one of the most crucial indie rock groups in all of music. Under the leadership of vocalist, pianist and guitarist Nathan Willett ...

Cold War Kids, a band that formed in Orange County in 2004, has tried to tap into that energy during its 20-year run. “From No Doubt to Sublime and Social Distortion – all these things were ...

Only Willett was on the road with the Cold War Kids, opening for Tears for Fears ... and he returned to his alma mater for a reunion game a couple of years ago. “I feel like the one that kind ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Stern Grove music festival returns with its eclectic lineup of musicians this Sunday, with performers Geographer and Cold War Kids both having Bay Area ties. The artist ...

Singer Nathan Willett said he rarely ever paused to think about the history of Cold War Kids, the indie rock band he and three friends started in an apartment over an Italian restaurant in ...

I’ve caught Cold War Kids on stages across the country, from Brooklyn, New York to Dover, Delaware and, perhaps most memorably, back in 2014 at a tiny music festival in Utopia, Texas — their ...

There was something transcendent about Cold War Kids performance last night at Summerfest. The lead singer, Nathan Willett, seemed possessed by the music, allowing the sounds to flow over ...