Cold War Kids, “Dear Miss Lonelyhearts” (Downtown Records)

The four-piece indie band Cold War Kids released their debut EP, “Mulberry Street,” in 2005 while they were still working out of one member’s apartment in Fullerton, Calif. That record featured “Quiet, Please!” — a unique, drama-building, slow tempo tune that showcased lead vocalist Nathan Willett’s somersaulting tenor.

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