On September 17th, Cold War Kids will follow up this past April’s Dear Miss Lonelyhearts with a digital-only EP, Tuxedos, through Downtown Records. The six-song effort features an alternate version of album track “Bottled Affection”, covers of Antony and The Johnsons’ “Aeon” and The Band’s “You Don’t Come Through”, and two tracks never before released in the US, “Romance Languages #2” and “Pine St.”.
Like much of Lonelyhearts proper, “Pine St.” features a deliberately minimalist production value, leaving plenty of room for the airy guitars and Nathan Willett’s stark vocals to tug at the ol’ heart strings. Listen in below.
Tuxedo EP Tracklist:
01. Tuxedos
02. Aeon
03. Bottled Affected (Cathedral Version)
04. Romance Languages #2
05. Pine St.
06. You Don’t Come Through
In support of both efforts, the band will embark on a US headlining tour today, which runs though early November. Consult their full schedule below.
Cold War Kids 2013 Tour Dates:
08/15 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues *
08/16 – Las Vegas, NV @ Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas *
08/17 – Denver, CO @ Cultivate Festival
08/18 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre *
08/19 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre *
08/21 – Tulsa, Oklahoma @ Cain’s Ballroom *
08/22 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Amphitheater *
08/23 – Dallas, TX @ South Side Music Hall *
08/24 – Columbus, OH @ CD 102.5 Summerfest
08/31 – Edmonton, AB @ Sonic Boom
09/01 – Fort Calgary, AB @ X-Fest
09/19 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern *
09/21 – Flagstaff, AZ @ The Orpheum Theatre *
09/22 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre *
09/26 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue *
09/27 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall *
09/28 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hal*
09/29 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue *
10/18 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues *
10/19 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
10/21 – Providence, RI @ Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
10/22 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5 *
10/24 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *
10/26 – Richmond, VA @ The National *
10/29 – Charlottesville, VA @ The Jefferson Theatre
10/30 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt
10/31 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
11/01 – Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
11/02 – Chicago, IL @ The Vic
11/04 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
11/05 – Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre
11/06 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
* = w/ Papa
The band also unveiled a music video for the Lonelyhearts track “Water and Power” (via Pigeons and Planes):
