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title: "Robbers & Cowards"
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# Robbers & Cowards

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- **What is this?** Robbers & Cowards
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## Description

Robbers & Cowards is the debut studio album by the American indie rock band Cold War Kids. It was released in 2006 on Downtown Records, and contains the single "Hang Me Up to Dry," which received airplay on both XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio in the USA

Review: Perhaps the catchiest record you'll ever hear - A confession: this review may be a bit impulsive or premature. I had never heard of the Cold War Kids until days ago. I caught the sample of "Hang Me Up to Dry" and instantly recognized it from somewhere. I have no idea where I know the song from, but I absolutely LOVE it. After sampling the rest of the CD I decided it was worth taking a chance. Having had the CD a few days now, the songs are just so darn listenable and catchy they are addictive. I probably will have to pry the CD out of my player soon just to avoid OD'ing on it. The group has a real gift for catchy melodies as evident in the aforementioned tune as well as in "We Used to Vacation" and "St. John." Really the CD is full of immediately catchy hooks and melodies that suck you in and don't let go ("Passing the Hat", etc.). Even if I overdose on them short term, I don't think I could ever hear these tunes without being captivated. They are just that good - instant classics for me. If you like your rock stripped down and raw with an edge, tinged with soul and containing a heaping helping of blues (think White Stripes), "Robbers and Cowards" will hit the spot. I am shocked (and a little annoyed) by the presumptuous nature of the desertcart review (by Jedd Beaudoin). Perhaps the reviewer actually knows the band personally and can speak to such things, but probably not (I can be presumptuous as well!). The one kernel of truth in his review is that the Cold War Kids do "have quirky-but-catchy [...] songwriting." He nailed it there, but he then presumes to climb into their heads to speak about their motivations and aspirations. He accuses them of being "fascinated with the first Stokes album" and of "trying too hard." He charges them with trying to deliver a "fresh take on life in suburbia" but, failing here, they only deliver "a minor variation of angsty clichés." Maybe the reviewer is so into the music scene he knows what would motivate himself to produce a similar record. Maybe such an effort on his own behalf would truly be derivative of the Strokes, etc. Maybe his view is jaded by his own experience. Why isn't it possible that these guys are just being true to themselves and the(ir) music? Why can't this music be genuine and heart-felt? Maybe it is others who are preoccupied with image and marketing, not the Cold War Kids themselves. That's what I choose to believe, anyway. I spent some time on their website reading their "journal". I was impressed with what I felt was sincere, genuine, and very humorous. As far as I'm concerned these guys created a fantastic album that is a representation of who and what they are rather than what they are "trying" to be. I'm blessed to have experienced it. I encourage you to experience it for yourself. Regarding the desertcart reviewer, I suggest he is projecting his own pretentiousness onto the "Kids."
Review: My new addiction - This album is amazing! I haven't been able to take it out of my CD player since I got it! The music is creative and catchy. Upon my first or second listen, I wasn't sure if I liked it because of the singer's voice. I thought it might get annoying to listen to over and over. Once I realized that he uses his voice more like one of the instruments, I really started to enjoy it. He sounds a bit like Robert Plant (who I love). Some of the music, at times, reminds me of Zepplin or White Stripes, but with 50's surfer-type guitar riffs. I really like the drummer, too. Anyway, it's been in my CD player non-stop for about a month, and I'm still not tired of it! I definitely recommend it, if you appreciate talent and something different than all of the other crap out today.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | B000I2IRD2 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #15,471 in CDs & Vinyl ( See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl ) #347 in Indie Rock #1,697 in Alternative Rock (CDs & Vinyl) #6,279 in Pop (CDs & Vinyl) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (275) |
| Date First Available  | February 12, 2007 |
| Label  | Downtown |
| Language  | English |
| Manufacturer  | Downtown |
| Number of discs  | 1 |
| Original Release Date  | 2014 |
| Product Dimensions  | 12.24 x 12.34 x 0.15 inches; 10.24 ounces |

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perhaps the catchiest record you'll ever hear
*by K***N on October 3, 2007*

A confession: this review may be a bit impulsive or premature. I had never heard of the Cold War Kids until days ago. I caught the sample of "Hang Me Up to Dry" and instantly recognized it from somewhere. I have no idea where I know the song from, but I absolutely LOVE it. After sampling the rest of the CD I decided it was worth taking a chance. Having had the CD a few days now, the songs are just so darn listenable and catchy they are addictive. I probably will have to pry the CD out of my player soon just to avoid OD'ing on it. The group has a real gift for catchy melodies as evident in the aforementioned tune as well as in "We Used to Vacation" and "St. John." Really the CD is full of immediately catchy hooks and melodies that suck you in and don't let go ("Passing the Hat", etc.). Even if I overdose on them short term, I don't think I could ever hear these tunes without being captivated. They are just that good - instant classics for me. If you like your rock stripped down and raw with an edge, tinged with soul and containing a heaping helping of blues (think White Stripes), "Robbers and Cowards" will hit the spot. I am shocked (and a little annoyed) by the presumptuous nature of the Amazon review (by Jedd Beaudoin). Perhaps the reviewer actually knows the band personally and can speak to such things, but probably not (I can be presumptuous as well!). The one kernel of truth in his review is that the Cold War Kids do "have quirky-but-catchy [...] songwriting." He nailed it there, but he then presumes to climb into their heads to speak about their motivations and aspirations. He accuses them of being "fascinated with the first Stokes album" and of "trying too hard." He charges them with trying to deliver a "fresh take on life in suburbia" but, failing here, they only deliver "a minor variation of angsty clichés." Maybe the reviewer is so into the music scene he knows what would motivate himself to produce a similar record. Maybe such an effort on his own behalf would truly be derivative of the Strokes, etc. Maybe his view is jaded by his own experience. Why isn't it possible that these guys are just being true to themselves and the(ir) music? Why can't this music be genuine and heart-felt? Maybe it is others who are preoccupied with image and marketing, not the Cold War Kids themselves. That's what I choose to believe, anyway. I spent some time on their website reading their "journal". I was impressed with what I felt was sincere, genuine, and very humorous. As far as I'm concerned these guys created a fantastic album that is a representation of who and what they are rather than what they are "trying" to be. I'm blessed to have experienced it. I encourage you to experience it for yourself. Regarding the Amazon reviewer, I suggest he is projecting his own pretentiousness onto the "Kids."

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My new addiction
*by S***E on April 10, 2007*

This album is amazing! I haven't been able to take it out of my CD player since I got it! The music is creative and catchy. Upon my first or second listen, I wasn't sure if I liked it because of the singer's voice. I thought it might get annoying to listen to over and over. Once I realized that he uses his voice more like one of the instruments, I really started to enjoy it. He sounds a bit like Robert Plant (who I love). Some of the music, at times, reminds me of Zepplin or White Stripes, but with 50's surfer-type guitar riffs. I really like the drummer, too. Anyway, it's been in my CD player non-stop for about a month, and I'm still not tired of it! I definitely recommend it, if you appreciate talent and something different than all of the other crap out today.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Cold War Kids when they were good
*by J***E on May 1, 2013*

Thanks a lot, Jacquire King. You helped rape Modest Mouse in 2004, you ruined Kings of Leon for us in 2008 (after working with Ethan Johns on one of the best albums of the 2003, "Aha Shake Heartbreak"), and then in 2010 you completed the burial of Cold War Kids. But thanks for not getting to them sooner, not before they completed their debut album, Robbers & Cowards, in 2006. The album sings of alcoholism and families, of church and homelessness, of clerk jobs and college boys, of hospital beds and wife-mother collusion. Sometimes boppy (almost hip-hop) in delivery, the lyrics appropriately capture what it means to be a middle-aged, middle-income, or middle-brained American. Blues roots are obvious, the guitar riffs on songs like Rubidoux approach something akin to Albert Hammond, Jr., and the howling of Nathan Willett on basically every song can send shivers down the spine of anyone having shared his sentiment at one point or another. The most popular song off the album, the much-aired Hang Me Up to Dry, might have the album's only drawback in that the obnoxious piano cacophony that hipsters pretended to enjoy disrupts an otherwise mind-pounding and fitting rhythm. Still, Willett's haunting screeches sound to be restrained by the mind of a man who doesn't want to tell all, which is what makes the album that much more enjoyable - the anticipation of more. Unfortunately, we never got more. Loyalty to Loyalty (2008) didn't come close, and Cold War Kids finally lost their way artistically when Jacquire King begged the mainstream for platinum status that never came.

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