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Written by Benjy Eisen
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Saturday, 18 November 2006 |
Cold War Kids
Robbers & Cowards
Downtown
You know those CD reviews that begin with, “Every once in awhile an album comes along…” and you just know that the rest of the review will be nothing but lavish praise? Well, that’s what this review is going to be like. Nothing but lavish praise, though well deserved. With their full-length debut, Robbers & Cowards, California’s Cold War Kids have laid down a start-to-finish disc that is crackling with raw energy and yet filled with a melancholic longing that betrays the idea that dance music has to be upbeat. Robbers & Cowards is a collection of tales about desperate characters begging for redemption—from an alcoholic facing his damaged family (“We Used to Vacation”) to an accidental murderer on death row (“Saint John”). Much like Arcade Fire, the music is driven by primal fuel while the lyrics stir a solemn area of the soul. If this is the sound of the next wave of American indie rock, then Cold War Kids are its champions.
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