Eight-piece rock 'n' roll collective The Revivalists β David Shaw [lead vocals, guitar], Zack Feinberg [guitar], Andrew Campanelli [drums], George Gekas [bass], Ed Williams [pedal steel guitar], Rob Ingraham [saxophone], Michael Girardot [keyboard, trumpet], and PJ Howard [drums, percussion] β have made the journey from hole-in-the-wall gigs to sold-out shows at hallowed venues, multiplatinum success, more than million streams and major media praise.
Their fifth album, Pour It Out Into The Night Concord Records is a life-affirming album about living in the moment, fueled by lessons in gratitude and life realizations. As the world came to a standstill in the years since their last album, Take Good Care, personal experiences and life challenges abounded, with band members having their first children, getting married, and navigating the mental hurdles of lockdown.
On lead single "Kid" β a hopeful anthem about capturing the essence of life, self-belief, and living for the spirit βpiano peeks through bright acoustic guitar as a bold beat powers the chantable chorus, "Hey kid, just sing the songs that wake the dead, then you keep them ringing in your head.
Renowned for their live prowess, soulful alt-rock anthems, distinct mix of many of the classic styles of American music, and outward generosity through their philanthropic Rev Causes initiative, The Revivalists broke through with 's Men Amongst Mountains, which featured the double-platinum smash single and Billboard Hot hit "Wish I Knew You.
If Nathan Willett followed his usual impulses, Cold War Kids' 10th album might just have been a five-song EP, or an album with entirely different songs than the 12 ultimately chosen here. Instead, Willett took a rare pandemic-era breather to really contemplate what a Cold War Kids album could, and should, sound like in , and how to infuse the material with meaningful discourse about his life specifically and the state of the world more broadly.
