It seems that Cold War Kids, the indie rock band turned big – if I remember correctly about the huge crowd at the 2011 FYF fest – are back with a new song and, very soon, a fourth studio album.
The new track ‘Miracle Mile’, off their upcoming ‘Dear Miss Lonely Hearts’ is a fast tempo anthem driven by a pulsing piano and sung by Nathan Willett‘s usual tenor energy. Then, the tune blooms into a full and catchy sound with the help of pounding drums, upbeat guitars and joyous background vocals… the result is certainly one of their most thrilling and incendiary songs, and it smells like a hit song a mile around.
In a press release, Nathan Willett explained this about the album: ‘We were shaken up, ready to let certain songs go further than before by trying new styles and arrangements, while keeping others sparse and caring more about the finished product and less about how we got there.’
Interestingly, ‘Dear Miss Lonely Hearts’ was produced by Lars Stalfors, who also worked with The Mars Volta, and will feature Modest Mouse/Murder City Devils’ guitarist Dann Gallucci. The album will not be released before April 2nd, but they have already announced a massive national tour!
Cold War Kids 2013 Tour Dates:
01/30 – Park City, UT @ Snow Park Lodge
02/15 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace
02/16 – San Luis Obispo, CA @ SLO Brewing Company
02/21 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
02/22 – Visalia, CA @ Cellar Door
02/23 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Soho Music Club
03/08 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
03/09 – El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls
03/11 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s
04/03 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
04/04 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
04/05 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
04/06 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
04/09 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
04/10 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
04/11 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
04/12 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
04/13 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
04/15 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
04/16 – Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom
04/17 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
04/24 – Paris, FR @ Le Bataclan
04/27 – Zurich, CH @ Plaza
04/29 – Vienna, AT @ Flex
04/30 – Berlin, DE @ C-Club
05/01 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
05/02 – Cologne, DE @ Gebaude 9
05/04 – Brussels, BE @ Les Nuits Botanique
05/06 – Copenhagen, DK @ Pumpehuset
05/07 – Hamburg, DE @ Grunspan
05/09 – Kent, UK @ The Forum
05/10 – Manchester, UK @ HMV Manchester Ritz
05/16 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune
05/17 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
05/18 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
05/23 – San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
05/24 – Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda Theatre
05/25 – Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern