Cold War Kids

Cold War Kids
Cold War Kids performing at the Byron Bay Bluesfest in Australia, 2016
Background information
Origin	Long Beach, California, U.S.
Genres	Indie rock blues rock blue-eyed soul
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Capitol[1] Downtown MapleMusic V2 Monarchy
Members	Nathan Willett Matt Maust David Quon Matthew Schwartz Joe Plummer
Past members	Dann Gallucci Matt Aveiro Jonnie Russell
Website	coldwarkids.com

Cold War Kids are an American indie rock band from Long Beach, California. Band members are Nathan Willett (vocals, piano, guitar), Matt Maust (bass guitar), David Quon (guitar, backing vocals), Matthew Schwartz (keyboards, backing vocals, guitar, percussion), and Joe Plummer (drums, percussion). Former members of the band include Dann Gallucci (guitar, keyboards, percussion), Matt Aveiro (drums, percussion), and Jonnie Russell (guitar, vocals, piano, keyboards, percussion).

Forming in 2004 in Fullerton, California, the Cold War Kids' early releases came from independent record label Monarchy Music. In 2006, the band signed with Downtown/V2 and released their major label debut Robbers & Cowards to cult appeal from fans and critics. 2008's Loyalty to Loyalty and 2011's Mine Is Yours saw the band develop different musical sounds and lyrical content throughout to mixed reviews. The band's seventh studio album, New Age Norms 1, was released on November 1, 2019.