I’m going to start unconventionally in my lookback of this album. I received the cassette tape (maybe from Columbia House) as part of my ill-conceived attempts to try to listen to music that wouldn’t get the shit kicked out of me at school. So clearly, I chose REM, because what bully would even touch someone…
Cold War Kids Are on Top of Their Game?
The Cold War Kids are an American indie rock band formed in 2004 in Fullerton (Long Beach), California. The band’s lineup initially consisted of Nathan Willett (vocals, piano, guitar), Matt Maust (bass guitar), Jonnie Russell (guitar, keyboards, vocals, percussion), and Matt Aveiro (drums, percussion). The band’s name is derived from an experience of Nathan Willett’s…