loyalty loyalty loyalty loyalty second studio album american indie rock band cold war kids released september following success debut album spending rest touring north_america europe band started recording new material album course months taking title paper american philosopher loyalty loyalty carries darker tone previous album having experimental sound songs deal politics including suicide crisis faith public security job satisfaction album received generally positive reception critics said uneven terms songwriting performance debuted number billboard spawned singles right seen voted number triple hottest promote album band toured north_america europe australia appearances music festivals talk shows background cold war kids released debut album october album garnered largely positive reception critics pitchfork_media criticized band songwriting melodies christian symbolism saying insults intelligence times cat dirt san diego said review example lazy journalism lead guitarist saying reviewer wanted approach album thoughtful assessment promote album band spent touring north_america europe appearances music festivals talk shows bassist said touring exhausted band eager return studio write new material album loyalty loyalty title comes paper american philosopher challenged ideas power saying ultimate pursuit mankind live community embrace try rise said relate phrase band saying similar conduct way write songs way view band person writing person loyal loyal loyalty recording process explained took months experiment deeper sounds comfortable compared record took days create carried polished radio sound commented overall dark tone album cause constant touring europe said good harm band led crafting songs weren written perspective road music lyrics techniques craft overall sound album august brown los_angeles_times described band use chords verse chorus verse structures favor distant guitar effects bass grooves percussion songs album said lead singer lyrics mixture folk tales stories stating lot people record new record today characters people today thirteen tracks album deal variety politics range contemplating suicide crisis faith public security job satisfaction opening track privacy described bohemian manifesto person affinity arts wanting live art mexican dogs written band trip mexico_city saw pack unnamed legged dogs running wild field said saw metaphor band operates saying way conduct business band art band way write songs community oriented democratic overall sound track reminiscent rock track valley lake song left tells story mother daughter going wild world consequences face careful song utilizes jazz piano melodies right upbeat track person losing touch revolving world constant changes people technology critics described song having stones styled era rhythms welcome occupation teacher limited career artist inspired job english high school teacher write song saying didn lot creative space inspired teacher golden gate woman goes golden gate bridge taking life away tracks seen originally conceived band long track instead cut songs uses snow metaphor bleak life coming straight created jam session band played continuous chord progression stuck session man fall woman perspective relationships inspired mother relationship men saw craft emotion saying important ways saw relationships like mom single mother seeing men treat women operate relationships dreams old men dream inspired film wild short story dream ridiculous man tells story elderly man reflecting life wished night love broke song album recorded live inspired works german american poet relief written perspective person questions god way controlling earth handling inhabitants god answers person question sings flash flood got comfortable showed control overall sound track described electronica vein mid era album closer inspired case involving russian american novelist accused involving novel said word way history songwriting today singles promotion band released minute long teaser album youtube page june album lead single right appeared cold war kids myspace page july given official release september itunes debuted peaked number chart second hit chart music video directed created single premiered band youtube page september song voted number triple hottest second single seen released october failed chart music videos created promote single video directed shot black white band youtube page february second video collaboration director previously directed film production company tool north_america video interactive involved band member playing instrument solo dark stage viewers given free choose instruments played mixes song video nominated online film video category best use interactive video awards won july band announced city nationwide tour promote ahead release beginning grass festival finishing paris tour marked festival appearances tour television appearances tonight jay_leno late late critical reception received generally favorable reviews music critics divided band musical departure delivery terms performance songwriting metacritic assigns normalized rating reviews mainstream critics album received average score based reviews nme praised band production songwriting concluding defiance poor sales cult following charming second album hoped music paste found album interesting praising band new direction sound calling better solid album band equipped someday classic rolling_stone commended band continuing blues rock sound saying cold war kids attack songs unusual intensity unsettling songs fractured narratives suicide feeling sputnikmusic gave praise production songwriting golden gate having record best lyrics melodies critical performance saying voice turn interesting fresh heather allmusic critical album finding voice point right lyrics instead clever privacy found songs carried sharp songwriting skills golden gate flair seen concluding cold war kids deserve credit ambitions fine line trying hard trying hard takes disappointing disappointed album finding stripped songwriting control lead singer voice debut album found album lacking terms songwriting saying easy great ideas previous songs work intentional restraint placed band pop guardian criticized album lackluster blues rock production performance saying voice clean cut deliver true emotional punch pitchfork_media felt album hampered band songwriting hype surrounding saying proponents cold war kids arrived fully formed band continues emphasize weaknesses proof detractors thing commercial performance band album reach billboard debuting number copies sold week later dropped number week leaving chart additionally charted additional territories surpassing achieved previously record debuted number australia dropping number week leaving chart debuted numbers belgium france respectively previous album charted numbers charted thirty spots lower united_kingdom entering number country week track listing songs written composed cold war kids personnel adapted loyalty 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