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Behave Yourself
Rock · 2009 · 5 tracks · 14m

Behave Yourself

Cold War Kids

Soulful, piano-driven indie rock that captures the restless energy of a city at 3am. Sparse arrangements and strained vocals create an intimate, bluesy tension.

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It's the sound of a piano-led soul band playing in a dimly lit indie dive bar at 2am.

A restless, soulful introspection that feels both intimate and expansive.

Behave Yourself · vs · Cold War Kids
Dry Intimate+2.4σ

The production is built around dry intimate than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks · 14m
01
Audience of One
3:03
02
Coffee Spoon
3:54
03
Santa Ana Winds
2:32
04
Sermons
4:34
05
Baby Boy
0:38
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the piano hammers out a rhythmic, percussive backbone on Audience of One, driving the vocal melody forward.
The sudden, vulnerable shift into a high-register falsetto during the bridge of Coffee Spoon.
The sparse, haunting atmosphere of Sermons where the space between the notes feels as heavy as the music.
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