On 20 March 2025, The Zutons announced via their Facebook page that Sean Payne had left the band, and would be replaced on tour by Paul Maguire, former drummer with the Stairs . Maguire had previously played with the Zutons in 2004 when Payne broke his fingers.
In November 2023, the band announced that their fourth studio album, The Big Decider , would be released on 26 April 2024.
On 24 October, they posted a photo with Rodgers at Abbey Road Studios while working on their fourth album.
On 27 July 2021, the band announced via their Twitter page that they were to support Nile Rodgers on one of the UK dates of his tour. They also confirmed that Rodgers would be producing the band’s fourth studio album.
On November 1, 2019, Cold War Kids released their seventh studio album, New Age Norms 1 . The band released “Complainer” and “4th of July” as a double single ahead of its release on June 18. Cold War Kids set a fall U.S. headlining tour to promote the album. The…
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In November 2018, the band announced a reunion tour to play Who Killed….. The Zutons? on its 15th anniversary. While original members , Boyan Chowdhury, Sean Payne and Abi Harding were all on board, Russell Pritchard confirmed via social media that he was not taking part in the reunion tour.…
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On December 7, 2018, Cold War Kids released the double disc compilation album This Will All Blow Over In Time , featuring radio singles as well as unreleased and rare tracks.
On February 2, 2017, Cold War Kids released the lead single, entitled ” Love Is Mystical “, to their sixth studio album, L.A. Divine , which was released on April 7, 2017.
On 23 June 2016, it was announced that the original line-up of the band would reform for a one-off gig at Mountford Hall, Liverpool, on 30 September 2016.
In April 2016, three members of the band, including original guitarist Chowdhury, performed at a tribute concert for the Warrington indie rock group Viola Beach , whose members had died earlier that year in a car accident in Sweden.