Hailing from sunny California, the Cold War Kids are no strangers to releasing EPs. Since 2004, the indie rock band, consisting of Nathan Willett (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Jonnie Russell (guitar, vocals), Matt Maust (bass) and Matt Aveiro (drums), have released nine EPs as well as two full length albums, Robbers and Cowards and Loyalty to Loyalty. Their newest EP Behave Yourself is currently available on iTunes and will be released on CD/Vinyl on January 19th.
The five track EP’s artwork tells a tale of the songs, reading, “These songs were recorded some time between “Loyalty" and now. They didn’t belong there but kept hanging around, started trouble, made friends, and insisted they be heard." The tracks may not have belonged in Loyalty to Loyalty but appear to have nicely found their place on Behave Yourself.
The EP kick starts with “Audience," one of the more blues inspired tracks and then is followed by “Coffee Spoon," a tune with melancholy undertones that almost sounds like early Kings of Leon. The third track “Santa Ana Winds" is pleasurable to the ears just for the undeniable catchy nature of the beat and the overall progression of percussion and vocals. “Sermons" is soulfully inspired and Dylan-esque while “Baby Boy" (only available on the CD, not iTunes) is a unique blend of beats and blues.
Overall, the Cold War Kids have seemed to make something out of nothing by combining these five diverse songs and turning them into a cohesive EP. The boys will be promoting Behave Yourself for four days at the end of January so check out the following tour dates:
1/22- LA- The Wiltern1/23- San Francisco- The Fillmore
1/29- NY- Terminal 5
1/30- Chicago- The Vic Theatre
Check it out at Kiwibox.com here.
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