Posted February 9, 200718 yr We Used To Vacation: mK-0WcWpiUY anyone here like this band? i keep hearing this song on XFM and i really like it, they've released their debut album called Robbers & Cowards: Amazon.co.uk Review Think of an accessible mix of The Strokes, The White Stripes and Tapes & Tapes, with a bit of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Neutral Milk Hotel thrown in for good measure, and you'll more or less have the sound of Cali indie rockers Cold War Kids nailed. One of the latest blog-hyped bands to have made their reputation via word of mouth and a series of ebullient live shows, the quartet finally present a debut album, Robbers & Cowards. Melding subtle blues motifs, indie rock and Southern soul with a range of ambitious lyrical themes (religion, death, alcoholism, delivered by vocalist Nathan Willett, who sounds like Jack White, Alex Ounsworth and Julian Casablancas rolled into one), the band do a good job early on with infectious, intelligent tracks like "We Used To Vacation," "Hang Me Up To Dry" and "Tell Me In The Morning." As the album wears on however, Willett's warbles sound increasingly unconvincing and the band seem to run out of ideas. A great live experience they may be, but the disproportionate number of fillers here makes for a disappointing studio profile. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Robbers-Cowards-Co...ie=UTF8&s=music they've also just announced some UK dates: 15/02/2007 19:30 Barfly, Camden London £8.00 20/04/2007 19:30 Nottingham Rescue Rooms Nottingham £8.00 24/04/2007 20:00 Whelans Dublin £14.95 26/04/2007 20:30 King Tuts Wah Wah Hut Glasgow £8.00 27/04/2007 18:30 Carling Academy Newcastle Newcastle £8.00 28/04/2007 20:00 Faversham Leeds £8.00 30/04/2007 19:00 Carling Academy Birmingham Birmingham £8.00 01/05/2007 19:00 ULU London £10.00 01/05/2007 19:00 University of London Union So, what do you all think? Any fans? Edited February 9, 200718 yr by Azro
February 9, 200718 yr They're not bad. 'Hang Me Up To Dry' is the best song on the album. Mind you, it took me a while to get CYHSY, so maybe I'll need to give the album a few more spins.
February 9, 200718 yr I haven't heard the album by Cold War Kids but I think that 'Hang Me Up To Dry,' is a fairly good single. ^_^ If I hear more stuff by them and like it I shall probably get the album. :D
February 10, 200718 yr Mind you, it took me a while to get CYHSY, so maybe I'll need to give the album a few more spins. that the new alb you are talking about or the one before?
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