Cold War Kids: "God, Make Up Your Mind"

When last we saw Cold War Kids, they were an up-and-coming young band opening for an even upper-and-coming young band, Tapes 'n Tapes. In the intervening 15 months, they've become a minor phenomenon, and I was eager to, perhaps, re-evaluate my initial feeling about them, which is that they have three of four good songs that they play over and over in different configurations. I still kind of think that, but I did generally like them a lot more this time out. It could be just because they were following the awful Cowboy Mouth, I guess, or it could be that they took a few pointed jabs at SoCo™ during their set. In this clip, frontman Nathan Willett actually apologizes to the crowd about the price of drinks, which he said they'd been told were free. Somewhat more subtly, they introduced their first song as being about the dangers of alcoholism. It was hard not to appreciate that while drinking $5 drinks with about as much alcohol as a medicated cotton swab in them.

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[kiimsue]

i saw them. i cried. i love them. screw what everyone else thinks.

[Grungydan]

Yeah, it must be tough to figure this stuff out when your iPod is usually filled with Britney Spears.

That breakdown manages to have ragtime, punk, grunge, jazz, and probably a few other influences going for it, but at no time are they out of time or not playing "the same song". Try expanding your tastes, or at least stop talking about things you don't understand.

[Bjack900]

@TheRiteOne100 cool beans

[TheRiteOne100]

@Bjack900 hell yea random guy! i watch this vid all the time ur the first to comment in 6 months on such a great song hard to believe

[Bjack900]

I love the random guy who yelled Bacardi. He was the only one. Hells yeah random guy.

[restlesspride666]

ONE dumbass must not know shit about music. Go listen to your hardcore, metal and pop music, tool.

[SmashingKinpumps]

I'm a devoted Radiohead fan, I've heard their every song and yes i agree with you.. I can hear some radiohead-esque sounds.

[fridaforsman1]

Not really!

[pissdrunkizzy]

i've saw them at USC.

it was free.

i heard they play free shows all the time.

[starslight11]

This song is very Radiohead-esque

[ILikeChianti]

fucking amazing! I just got tix to see these guys play at Schubas in Chicago. Iam so happy to see them play at such a small place. whoot!

[kiimsue]

i'd like to know the same thing.. i don't know why so many people who didn't care were there..