Out now: Cold War Kids' 'New Age Norms 2'

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Cold War Kids have released NEW AGE NORMS 2, the second installment of a three-album trilogy begun with last year’s acclaimed NEW AGE NORMS 1. Produced and mixed by Shawn Everett (Alabama Shakes, Kacey Musgraves, The War On Drugs) and written by all five members of Cold War Kids, NEW AGE NORMS 2 is available now via CWKTWO/AWAL.

LISTEN TO NEW AGE NORMS 2

NEW AGE NORMS 2 includes the singles, “Who’s Gonna Love Me Now,” “You Already Know,” and “Somewhere,” each joined by exclusive visuals directed by filmmaker Ramez “Mezzy” Silyan, who has teamed with Cold War Kids to create distinct visuals for all eight tracks on the album. All eight videos – as well as an additional cut of “You Already Know” – are streaming now at the official Cold War Kids YouTube channel.

WATCH “WHO’S GONNA LOVE ME NOW”

WATCH THE VISUAL ALBUM

Cold War Kids are celebrating the arrival of NEW AGE NORMS 2 with exclusive “Track by Track” commentaries from the band members. Behind-the-scenes looks at “Somewhere” and “You Already Know” can be viewed now at YouTube; additional commentaries will premiere in the coming weeks.

WATCH “YOU ALREADY KNOW (TRACK BY TRACK COMMENTARY)”

WATCH “SOMEWHERE (TRACK BY TRACK COMMENTARY)”

Cold War Kids are celebrating the arrival of NEW AGE NORMS 2 with exclusive “Track by Track” commentaries from the band members. Behind-the-scenes looks at “Somewhere” and “You Already Know” can be viewed now at YouTube; additional commentaries will premiere in the coming weeks.

Produced by Lars Stalfors (St. Vincent, HEALTH, Foster the People), NEW AGE NORMS 1 includes such hit singles as “Beyond The Pale,” “4th of July,” and ““Complainer,” the latter of which proved a multi-format radio favorite, reaching the top 5 at Triple A and the top 20 at Alternative outlets across America.

Cold War Kids recently made history when “First,” their RIAA gold certified 2015 single, was named by BDS (Broadcast Data Systems) for earning the most spins at Alternative radio outlets nationwide over the last decade. The track topped BDS’ “Alternative Top-500 Airplay For Decade (January 1, 2010-December 31, 2019)” with 214,342 spins in less than five years, besting blockbuster hits by AWOLNATION, Arctic Monkeys, Portugal. The Man, and Milky Chance, among others. “First” follows the previous decade’s most played Alternative track, The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army.”

Cold War Kids is: 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).

Track listing:

Who's Gonna Love Me Now
Obsession
You Already Know
Ceiling Fan
Regret Regret
Somewhere
Across The Divide
Catch Me Falling