His father was deeply religious and his mother was a Christian marriage and family counselor. He found himself searching for answers on his own, away from his family. Cold War Kids’ third album, Mine Is Yours, came straight from the pages of Willett’s own life and his lyrics covered topics familiar to a counselor’s couch-fractured relationships, self-doubt, broken homes. In 2017, the Cold War Kids released their sixth studio album, entitled L.A. Divine, the band’s first following the departure of former lead guitarist Dann Gallucci. Before that, the band also recorded “Locker Room Talk,” a song protesting Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy for the 30 Days, 50 Songs Projec, with new lead guitarist David Quon.
