Cold War Kids

File:ColdWarKids NY07 rotated cropped.jpg in New York City, 2007]]

The members of Cold War Kids met at Biola University.{{cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/4368/christianity_and_the_cold_war_kids_backlash/news/|title=Christianity And The Cold War Kids Backlash|author=Stereogum Staff|work=Stereogum|publisher=SpinMedia|date=January 18, 2007|access-date=December 6, 2014}} They formed a band in 2004 when they would meet regularly in Jonnie Russell's apartment above a restaurant called Mulberry Street in downtown Fullerton. Maust came up with the band's name around 1997, during his travels in Eastern Europe with his brother, where they found a park in Budapest with missing statues, taken away after Communism fell. Seeing that there was a playground in the park, Maust said "...being in that environment just made the phrase 'Cold War Kids' pop into my head. I may have heard it before. I'm a Cold War kid, too – I was born in 1979."{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2011/03/why-theyre-called-cold-war-kids/|title=Why They're Called... Cold War Kids|last=Marchese|first=David|work=Spin|publisher=SpinMedia|date=March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110320065711/http://www.spin.com/articles/why-theyre-called-cold-war-kids|archive-date=March 20, 2011|access-date=April 16, 2017}} Maust used the name for his personal website, but then he repurposed it after the band decided to use the name. The band relocated to Whittier, California, and began recording their first demo, which Monarchy Music released as the EP Mulberry Street (based on the restaurant where they regularly met) in spring 2005. Between tours, the band released two more EPs: With Our Wallets Full and Up in Rags, in 2006. Monarchy Music would re-release those EPs as one compilation album titled Up in Rags/With Our Wallets Full in 2006.

In summer 2006, Cold War Kids signed with Downtown Records and started work on their debut album. The album titled Robbers & Cowards was released on October 10, 2006, with sales close to 200,000 copies.{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/04/17/cold-war-kids-on-faith-hipster-detractors-their-musical-evolution.html|title=Cold War Kids on Faith, Hipster Detractors & Their Musical Revolution|last=Stern|first=Marlow|publisher=The Daily Beast|date=April 17, 2013|access-date=April 30, 2014}} Critics were impressed with the band's blues rock sound and lyrics that told morose tales of yesteryear: Joe Tacopino of PopMatters said that "These ambitious youngsters are definitely worth the trip, even without the ostentatious vocal harmonies."{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/6667/cold-war-kids-robber-cowards/|title=Cold War Kids: Robbers & Cowards Review|last=Tacopino|first=Joe|website=PopMatters|date=October 30, 2006|access-date=April 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061130082442/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/6667/cold-war-kids-robber-cowards/|archive-date=November 30, 2006}} Jeff Weiss of Stylus Magazine called the album "[It's] a good debut, maybe even a very good one. Whether or not this band will achieve greatness remains anybody's guess."{{cite web|url=http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/cold-war-kids/robbers-and-cowards.htm|title=Cold War Kids – Robbers and Cowards – Review|last=Weiss|first=Jeff|publisher=Stylus Magazine|date=October 13, 2006|access-date=April 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080103051804/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/cold-war-kids/robbers-and-cowards.htm|archive-date=January 3, 2008}} One of the album's biggest detractors came from Marc Hogan of Pitchfork, who criticized the band for its songwriting, melodies, and Christian symbolism, saying that "Robbers and Cowards insults our intelligence a few times too often."{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9533-robbers-and-cowards/|title=Cold War Kids: Robbers and Cowards|last=Hogan|first=Marc|website=Pitchfork|date=October 19, 2006|access-date=December 6, 2014}} Cat Dirt Sez of the San Diego CityBeat said that Hogan's review was an example of lazy journalism, with lead guitarist Jonnie Russell saying that the reviewer wanted a wittier approach to the album rather than a thoughtful assessment of it.

After two years of non-stop worldwide touring and an eventual relocation to Long Beach, California, Cold War Kids went back into the studio in spring 2008 with the producer of their first record, Kevin Augunas. Nathan described the record making process: "Throughout the record making process, we would write songs in our own little practice studio, then we'd go into the studio for, like, two days and record three or four songs, then go back into our own practice studio for, like, a few weeks. So really it was over the span of four months or something. Actual studio days probably like 15 days. We don't love being in a studio; we focus more on the writing."{{Cite web |url=http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/cold-war-kids-nathan-willett-dishes-on-new-album/4161 |title=Cold War Kids' Nathan Willett on 'Loyalty to Loyalty' – BlackBook |last=Carroll |first=Cory |publisher=Black Book Magazine |date=September 16, 2008 |access-date=April 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080930224544/http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/cold-war-kids-nathan-willett-dishes-on-new-album/4161|archive-date=September 30, 2008}}

Cold War Kids' second album, Loyalty to Loyalty, represented a departure from its debut, featuring a lot of narrative storytelling, as well as political and philosophical references. In an interview with NPR, Nathan described the songwriting process for the album: "The choices that we make have always been organic ones, to try to grow at a rate that makes sense," Willett says. "Not necessarily talking about, 'Is there a great single? Is this a big breakthrough for us? Is this the next level for us?' But just write songs. Yeah, there is a stress, and the way we deal with it is to ignore it."{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94925127|title=Cold War Kids: Pondering Personal Politics|last=Bordal|first=Christian|publisher=NPR|date=September 23, 2008|access-date=July 30, 2014}} Loyalty to Loyalty was released on September 23, 2008, to generally positive reviews from critics.{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/loyalty-to-loyalty/cold-war-kids|title=Loyalty To Loyalty Reviews|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=May 12, 2014}} Bart Blasengame of Paste called it "a better-than-solid album from a band that seemed equipped to someday make a classic one".{{cite web |url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/09/cold-war-kids-loyalty-to-loyalty.html |title=Cold War Kids: Loyalty to Loyalty – Review |last=Blasengame |first=Bart |publisher=Paste |date=September 22, 2008 |access-date=May 12, 2014}} James McMahon of NME said that "Almost in defiance of poor sales and cult following, CWK and their charming second album embody everything you hoped music might be."{{cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/cold-war-kids/9913 |title=Album Review: Cold War Kids – Loyalty to Loyalty (V2) |last=McMahon |first=James |work=NME |publisher=IPC Media |date=September 17, 2008 |access-date=July 10, 2011}}

Cold War Kids spent the end of 2008 and most of 2009 on the road touring for Loyalty to Loyalty, highlighted by a national tour with Death Cab for Cutie.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/34476-death-cab-for-cutie-announce-spring-us-tour/|title=Death Cab for Cutie Announce Spring U.S. tour|last=Dombal|first=Ryan|website=Pitchfork|date=January 27, 2009|access-date=April 29, 2014}} In between touring, the band returned to the studio to record what would become their seventh EP, Behave Yourself. In an interview with Flavorwire, Maust talked about the differences between this and Loyalty to Loyalty: "It's basically the happier, more vibrant songs that didn't really fit on the [Loyalty] album. We realized that in a way, we were starting to work ahead of ourselves, so this [EP] works as a nice bridge between records."{{cite web|url=http://flavorwire.com/62214/the-art-of-cold-war-kids-bassist-matt-maust/|title=The Art of Cold War Kids Bassist Matt Maust|last=Dambrot|first=Shana Nys|work=Flavorwire|publisher=Flavorpill Media|date=January 18, 2010|access-date=April 30, 2014|archive-date=April 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429031516/http://flavorwire.com/62214/the-art-of-cold-war-kids-bassist-matt-maust|url-status=dead}} Behave Yourself was released digitally on iTunes on December 21, 2009,{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/behave-yourself-ep/id346032926 |title=iTunes – Music – Behave Yourself – EP by Cold War Kids |publisher=iTunes (US). Apple |date=December 21, 2009 |access-date=April 30, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110329034217/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/behave-yourself-ep/id346032926 |archive-date=March 29, 2011 }} and given a physical version on January 19, 2010.

File:Cold War Kids performing at Cal Day 2010 14.JPG on April 17]]

Cold War Kids went back into the studio in February 2010. Willett, when speaking to Filter Magazine, said, "Album three is in the works now. We are working with a producer named Jacquire King. He has a sweet and eclectic roster of Modest Mouse, the last Norah Jones record, Tom Waits' Mule Variations, the last Kings of Leon record...So, he is going to work miracles with us. All of our music has always been written entirely by us, without any influence, so to have him step in and help us with the direction is tremendous. I was just watching the Wilco Documentary again, and I think that in many ways Wilco is to country/Americana as Cold War Kids is to soul/punk. We are taking what we do to the next level on this record. The EP is the final reminder of the good old days of quick and fun, minimal Cold War Kids recording."{{Cite web |url=http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/news/entry/cold_war_kids_q_a_part_1 |title=News – Q & A: Cold War Kids (Part 1) |last=Lieu |first=Lynn |publisher=Filter |date=January 4, 2010 |access-date=April 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130082451/http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/news/entry/cold_war_kids_q_a_part_1 |archive-date=January 30, 2010 |url-status=dead }}

Mine Is Yours was released on January 25, 2011, and garnered mixed reviews from critics.{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/mine-is-yours/cold-war-kids|title=Mine Is Yours Reviews|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=May 7, 2014}} Billboard said that "the band has emerged with a set that's more inviting than its first but just as catchy."{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1068035/cold-war-kids-mine-is-yours|title=Cold War Kids, "Mine Is Yours"|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=February 19, 2011|access-date=May 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106034836/http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1068035/cold-war-kids-mine-is-yours|archive-date=November 6, 2013}} Sean O'Neal of The A.V. Club said that the album has "the bland sound of a band trading identity for ambition".{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/cold-war-kids-imine-is-yoursi-51136|title=Cold War Kids: Mine Is Yours · Music Review|last=O'Neal|first=Sean|work=The A.V. Club|publisher=The Onion|date=February 1, 2011|access-date=May 14, 2014}} Cold War Kids supported the album with a spring tour across North America{{cite web|url=http://www.rockedition.com/headlines/tours/cold-war-kids-reveal-spring-tour-dates/|title=Cold War Kids Reveal Spring Tour Dates|last=Duncan|first=Michael|publisher=Rock Edition|date=December 1, 2010|access-date=April 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407071222/http://www.rockedition.com/headlines/tours/cold-war-kids-reveal-spring-tour-dates/|archive-date=April 7, 2014|url-status=usurped}} that included festival appearances at Bonnaroo and Coachella.{{cite web|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/2011-bonnaroo-music-and-arts-festival-lineup-announced-includes-eminem-wiz-khalifa-best-coast-loretta-lynn-cold-war-kids/8711877|title=2011 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival Lineup Announced, Includes Eminem, Wiz Khalifa, Best Coast, Loretta Lynn, Cold War Kids|last=Sciarretto|first=Amy|work=Artistdirect|publisher=Rogue Digital, LLC.|date=February 16, 2011|access-date=May 14, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://theaudioperv.com/2011/04/18/cold-war-kids-2011-coachella-performance-video/|title=Cold War Kids 2011 Coachella Performance (Video)|publisher=The Audio Perv|date=April 18, 2011|access-date=May 14, 2014}} In February 2012, the band announced that lead guitarist Jonnie Russell left the band for personal reasons.{{cite web|url=https://www.vh1.com/news/u7nzfv/cold-war-kids-vh1-interview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013143051/https://www.vh1.com/news/u7nzfv/cold-war-kids-vh1-interview|url-status=live|archive-date=October 13, 2023|title=Exclusive Interview: Cold War Kids Rebound After Losing Their Guitarist With Dear Miss Lonelyhearts|last=Seidman|first=Lacey|website=VH1|date=April 15, 2013|access-date=May 13, 2018}}

In January 2012, Cold War Kids announced that former Modest Mouse guitarist Dann Gallucci would take Russell's place in the band and premiere on their new single "Minimum Day".{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/01/cold-war-kids-give-away-single-debut-new-guitarist.html|title=Cold War Kids give away new single, debut new guitarist|last=Brown|first=August|work=Los Angeles Times|date=January 17, 2012|access-date=May 14, 2014}} On January 15, 2013, the band announced a new single, "Miracle Mile", for their fourth album, Dear Miss Lonelyhearts. The latter was released on April 2, 2013.{{cite web|last=Cosores|first=Philip|title=Cold War Kids: Dear Miss Lonelyhearts|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/04/cold-war-kids-dear-miss-lonelyhearts.html|publisher=Paste|access-date=April 3, 2013}} They followed that up with an EP titled Tuxedos, released on September 17, 2013. They promoted both efforts with a U.S. headline tour that ended on November 6, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/08/cold-war-kids-announce-tuxedos-ep-stream-unreleased-pine-st/|title=Cold War Kids announce Tuxedos EP, stream unreleased "Pine St."|last=Coplan|first=Chris|publisher=Consequence of Sound|date=August 15, 2013|access-date=May 2, 2014}} In November 2013, they announced that a fifth album was in the works.{{cite web|url=http://www.ocweekly.com/2013-11-07/music/cold-war-kids-nathan-willett/|title=Cold War Kids Prep for a New Record, Realize That Growing Up Means Lightening Up|last=Jackson|first=Nate|publisher=OC Weekly|date=November 7, 2013|access-date=May 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223204752/http://www.ocweekly.com/2013-11-07/music/cold-war-kids-nathan-willett/|archive-date=February 23, 2014|url-status=dead}} On November 10, 2013, the Orange County Register reported that drummer Matt Aveiro had left the band, and that Modest Mouse drummer Joe Plummer would be holding his place indefinitely.{{cite web|url=http://www.ocregister.com/soundcheck/band-536267-kids-war.html|title=Cold War Kids wrap tour in revamped form|last=Cosores|first=Philip|date=November 10, 2013|publisher=Orange County Register|access-date=September 8, 2014}}

File:Cold War Kids at The Hype Hotel.jpg, 2013]]

In March 2014, Cold War Kids collaborated with Belgian brewer Stella Artois and sonic inventor Andy Cavatorta for a project titled "Chalice Symphony" that involved using the brewer's famous drinking glasses as instruments for the band to use to record the track "A Million Eyes".{{cite web|url=http://creativity-online.com/work/stella-artois-the-chalice-symphony/34156|title=Cold War Kids Create New Track out of Stella Artois Chalices|publisher=Creativity Online|date=March 6, 2014|access-date=May 2, 2014}} The behind-the-scenes videos were used as commercials and were uploaded on the brewer's YouTube page.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnpVR_ifuxs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/mnpVR_ifuxs |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live|title="A Million Eyes". Behind the scenes.|author=StellaArtoisAR|website=YouTube|publisher=Google|date=April 10, 2014|access-date=January 26, 2017}}{{cbignore}} The song was released on iTunes on March 3, 2014, and the music video that went along with the track premiered on YouTube on April 4, 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNgY3TU80g4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720111543/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNgY3TU80g4 |archive-date=2015-07-20 |url-status=dead|title=The Chalice Symphony Presents: Cold War Kids – A Million Eyes|publisher=YouTube|date=April 4, 2014|access-date=May 2, 2014}} In May 2014, Willett and Maust worked on a side project with We Barbarians' Nathan Warkentin called French Style Furs. The project's debut album, Is Exotic Bait, was released on July 8, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/media/entry/listen_cold_war_kids_side_project_french_style_furs_release_new_songs|title=LISTEN: A Cold War Kids Project, French Style Furs, Releases New Music|publisher=Filter|date=May 1, 2014|access-date=May 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502095705/http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/media/entry/listen_cold_war_kids_side_project_french_style_furs_release_new_songs|archive-date=May 2, 2014|url-status=dead}} The album was recorded with the assistance of Nick Launay, and the lyrics used were adapted from the poetry of twentieth-century Catholic monk and philosopher Thomas Merton.{{cite web|title=Cold War Kids enlisted on many fronts|url=http://theupsidenews.com/2014/09/18/cold-war-kids-enlisted-on-many-fronts/|publisher=The Upside News|date=September 18, 2014|access-date=October 28, 2014}}

On July 15, 2014, Cold War Kids released the first single, "All This Could Be Yours", from their fifth album Hold My Home, which was released on October 21.{{cite web|url=http://www.glidemagazine.com/123003/cold-war-kids-announce-new-album-hold-home-release-video/|title=Cold War Kids Announce New Album 'Hold My Home' – Release "All This Could Be Yours" Video|publisher=Glide Magazine|date=August 26, 2014|access-date=August 26, 2014}} The release of Hold My Home had drummer Joe Plummer and multi-instrumentalist/singer Matthew Schwartz being credited as proper members of the band on the album's liner notes as opposed to touring members as previously credited. The album also spawned the single "First" in February 2015. Despite mixed reactions from critics on the overall quality and consistency of the album, "First" went on to chart at number 1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, making it the band's highest charting single ever.

On March 16, 2016, Cold War Kids announced via their Instagram the departure of lead guitarist Dann Gallucci and that he was to be replaced by We Barbarians' David Quon.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BDCDo0SictN/|title=Cold War Kids on Instagram: "Backstage in Brazil . Welcome to our great friend and new guitarist Dave Quon. We recently parted ways with our mate Dann Gallucci . We..."|website=Instagram|access-date=23 February 2019}}

On October 31, 2016, Cold War Kids released a single called wikt:"Locker Room Talk", as part of the 30 Days, 50 Songs project protesting Donald Trump's presidential run. The band stated that "At this point in the game, taking a shot at Trump almost feels unnecessary. Too easy. More negativity. We're all so tired of him. But when I heard Death Cab's song, I realized that's a mistake. It's important to state the obvious, to express those feelings in a song. Even if it's maybe redundant, it feels great to let it all out!"{{cite web|url=http://www.30days30songs.com/|title=30 Days, 50 Songs|access-date=November 1, 2016|archive-date=March 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327110646/http://www.30days30songs.com/|url-status=dead}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/cold-war-kids-unveil-new-single-video-love-mystical-1965709|title=Cold War Kids unveil new single and video for 'Love Is Mystical'|last=Andrew Trendell|date=2 February 2017|website=NME|access-date=23 February 2019}}

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.{{cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cold-war-kids-to-release-double-disc-career-spanning-anthology-this-will-all-blow-over-in-time-collecting-together-all-of-their-radio-singles-and-an-assortment-of-rare-and-unreleased-tracks-300730088.html|title=Cold War Kids To Release Double Disc Career-Spanning Anthology, 'This Will All Blow Over In Time,' Collecting Together All Of Their Radio Singles And An Assortment Of Rare And Unreleased Tracks |publisher=PR Newswire|access-date=August 29, 2019}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8516589/cold-war-kids-complainer-4th-of-july-listen|title=Cold War Kids Drop Singles 'Complainer' & '4th of July': Listen|publisher=Billboard|date=June 18, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2019}} The album was followed by New Age Norms 2 and 3 in 2020 and 2021 respectively; the albums were intended to form a trilogy in which the band explored more topical songwriting.{{cite web | last=Admin | first=Test | title=Cold War Kids Adapt to Changing Times with New Age Norms 3 | website=Paste Magazine | date=2022-07-26 | url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/cold-war-kids/new-age-norms-3-album-review | access-date=2023-08-16}} During the summer of 2023, the band opened for Tears for Fears for the resumption of their tour behind the album The Tipping Point.{{cite web | last=Cohen | first=Jonathan | title=Tears for Fears Touring This Summer With Cold War Kids | website=Spin | date=2023-04-03 | url=https://www.spin.com/2023/04/tears-for-fears-touring-this-summer-with-cold-war-kids/ | access-date=2023-08-16}} On November 3, the band's tenth studio album, Cold War Kids was released

.{{cite web | last=LaPierre | first=Megan | title=Cold War Kids Announce New Self-Titled Album, Share "Run Away with Me" | website=Exclaim! | date=2023-08-16 | url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/cold_war_kids_announce_new_self-titled_album_share_run_away_with_me | access-date=2023-08-16}}{{cite web | title=Cold War Kids announce self-titled album coming in November – 98KUPD – Arizona's Real Rock | website=98KUPD - Arizona's Real Rock | date=2023-08-16 | url=https://98kupd.com/cold-war-kids-announce-self-titled-album-coming-in-november/ | access-date=2023-08-16}} The band are expected to tour in 2024 to promote their new album.{{cite web |last1=Al-Sardar |first1=Ali |title=Cold War Kids 2024 Tour Dates, Concerts & Tickets |url=https://rockinformer.com/cold-war-kids-tour-dates-concerts-tickets/ |website=Rock Informer |access-date=13 October 2023}}

AllMusic's Heather Phares cites Bob Dylan, Billie Holiday, Jeff Buckley, and The Velvet Underground as influences for the band's blues rock-influenced indie rock sound.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/cold-war-kids-mn0000546976/biography|title=Cold War Kids – Artist Biography|last=Phares|first=Heather|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=August 7, 2014}} The band has identified other major influences as Fiona Apple, Nick Cave, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, The Smiths, U2, and Tom Waits.

Current members

• Nathan Willett – lead vocals, piano, rhythm guitar, percussion (2004–present)
• Matt Maust – bass guitar (2004–present)
• Joe Plummer – drums (2013–present)
• Matthew Schwartz – keyboards, lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals, percussion (2014–present; touring musician 2013–2014)
• David Quon – lead guitar, backing vocals (2016–present)

Former members

• Jonnie Russell – lead guitar, backing vocals, percussion, piano, keyboards (2004–2012)
• Matt Aveiro – drums (2004–2013)
• Dann Gallucci – lead guitar, keyboards, percussion (2012–2016)

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