Cold War Kids have announced a new trilogy of albums, which are each set to be eight tracks each, with the first: New Age Norms 1, being released on November 1 via CWKTWO/AWAL Records. In anticipation for the upcoming album, the band have released a new single entitled “Waiting For Your Love,” with the addition of several fall 2019 and winter 2020 tour dates.

“Waiting For Your Love,” is a nostalgic single, blending many elements of traditional indie music, blended with some funk and blues elements, with a bouncy bassline. The video shows the band in black and white back stage, being shot in a simple DIY aesthetic.

Earlier this year the band debuted two singles “Complainer,” and “4th Of July,” both produced by Lars Stalfors. The band explains that Kanye West’s Wyoming series was a major influence on their decision to release a trilogy of 8-song albums.

“Last summer we were on tour when Kanye was putting out his new records,” Cold War Kids’ Nathan Willett stated in a press release. “Pusha T, Kids See Ghosts, Nas, etc. They were eight songs each. It was so fun waking up to these brand new records and taking them in as a whole while hanging out, working out, talking shit, pushing each other. I knew then I wanted our next release to be three volumes – eight songs each. Without the baggage and hoopla of a full record/tour/concept – more spread out – loose and inspired. Make it feel like you are listening to music that was made the night before. New Age Norms is a phrase Maust had written on a tee shirt. It seemed to summarize this moment we are in as a band and as a country. More on that later…”

New Age Norms Vol 1

1. Complainer
2. Fine Fine Fine
3. Waiting For Your Love
4. Beyond The Pale
5. Dirt In My Eyes
6. 4th of July
7. Calm Your Nerves
8. Tricky Devil

Tour dates:

09/15 Atlanta, GA – Music Midtown
09/22 Glen Ellen, CA – Sonoma Harvest Music Festival
10/04 Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
10/05 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
10/06 Boulder, CO – Boulder Theater
10/08 Oklahoma City, OK – The Jones Assembly
10/09 Dallas, TX – The Rustic
10/10 Houston, TX – The Rustic
10/11 San Antonio, TX – The Rustic
10/12 El Paso, TX – El Paso Forever Fall Benefit
10/14 Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf (Sold Out)
11/14 Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
11/15 San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park
11/16 Anaheim, CA – House of Blues Anaheim
11/17 San Luis Obispo, CA – Fremont Theater
11/18 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
11/20 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
11/22 Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst
01/16/2020 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
01/17/2020 Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
01/18/2020 Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
01/19/2020 Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
01/22/2020 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
01/23/2020 Omaha, NE – The Slowdown
01/24/2020 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
01/25/2020 Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
01/27/2020 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
01/28/2020 Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
01/29/2020 Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre
01/31/2020 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
02/01/2020 Boston, MA – House of Blues
02/04/2020 New York, NY – Webster Hall
02/05/2020 New York, NY – Webster Hall
02/07/2020 Richmond, VA – The National
02/08/2020 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte
02/10/2020 Ponte Vedra Beach, FL – Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
02/12/2020 Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
02/14/2020 Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
02/15/2020 Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater

Photo Credit: Brett Padelford