64: Cold War Kids - Matt Maust on motivation and longevity, their Modest Mouse connections, and writing music with beer glasses

This week on The Boys in the Band Podcast we talk to Matt Maust from Cold War Kids about the band's long career, with album number nine coming out in September. What was the motivation when they formed after college, and what keeps them going now? We discuss the big tunes on debut album Robbers & Cowards which launched the band and how they ended up with the rare feat of writing their biggest hit - 'First' - on their fifth album.    Matt also tells us about his band's connection with Modest Mouse, their huge upcoming tour with Kings of Leon, and the story behind how they used Stella Artois glasses to write one of their songs! Cold War Kids fan? Share your memories of the band with us:  Twitter: @TheBITBpod Instagram: @boysinthebandpod Facebook: The Boys In The Band Podcast Or drop us an Email - [email protected] Written, presented and produced by Peter Smith and Richard Gallagher Pod thumbnail design by Daniel Curtin *Recorded on 18 July 2021* GIDDY STRATOSPHERES  As part of our partnership with 00s indie film Giddy Stratospheres, we’re delighted to be able to offer listeners of the Boys in the Band Podcast an exclusive 20% discount to rent the film via Vimeo On Demand. Just follow the link - https://vimeo.com/ondemand/giddystratospheres - and enter the promo code boysintheband at checkout, and you’ll be able to stream the film for as little as £3.59. FREE BEER! Our sponsors Beer 52 have a great offer for Boys in the Band Podcast listeners! If you fancy a free case of 8 craft beers go to beer52.com/band and all you have to do is cover the postage costs of £5.95.