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Five Quick Cuts
Rock · 2015 · 5 tracks · 14m

Five Quick Cuts

Cold War Kids

Fifteen minutes of urgent, piano-driven indie rock. Soulful vocals meet sharp, rhythmic arrangements for a compact burst of urban energy.

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It's fifteen minutes of that classic Cold War Kids piano-soul energy that hits hardest after dark.

A restless, urban energy that balances soulful vulnerability with rhythmic aggression.

Five Quick Cuts · vs · Cold War Kids
Urgent+1.3σ

Urgent saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks · 14m
01
Stop / Rewind
3:29
02
Amazing
3:47
03
One Song at a Time
2:29
04
Portuguese Bend
1:10
05
Thunderhearts
3:15
Moments Worth Waiting For
The rhythmic tension of the piano in Stop / Rewind that feels like a ticking clock.
The brief, atmospheric detour of Portuguese Bend that provides a cinematic breather.
Nathan Willett's vocal peak in Thunderhearts where his falsetto reaches a breaking point.
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