As Ryan over at Muzzle Of Bees also mentioned, California's Cold War Kids are preparing for an October, 10th release date of their debut full-length Robbers & Cowards (he also has a link to their YouTube video for "Hang Me Out To Dry"). This marks the (count 'em) third Cold War Kids release of 2006. They released two six-song EP's (Up In Rags and With Our Wallets Full) earlier this year.
Now when all the major blogs started telling the world how great the Cold War Kids were a few months ago, I (as I usually do) approached with caution and trepidation. I listen to a few tracks that had been posted here and there and wasn't all that impressed with what I heard. I thought it was pretty typical indie rock stuff, but (in hindsight) I totally dropped the ball. I'm more than happy to admit when I screw up or make a bad first judgement, and this Cold War Kids situation is a perfect example.
It probably just took seeing the band live at Lollapalooza for me to appreciate them, for I can not begin to explain the level of aweseomeness they had that day (uhhh). They bounced around the stage like monkeys on crack and layed down a groove as thick as molasses. Interesting rhythms and percussion banged headfirst into huge melodies and anchored firmly to the smart and literate (read: outstanding) lyrics. Needless to say, after seeing the band live I revisited the songs from their EP's and was (this time) blown away.
Cold War Kids have even been the band of the day at Spin.com and also featured over at Daytrotter. Hopefully you haven't missed the boat. This is your chance to hop on.
MP3 | Cold War Kids - Hang Me Out To Dry Up In Rags EP
MP3 | Cold War Kids - We Used To Vacation Up In Rags EP
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This is some good stuff. Really awesome live band.
I've been meaning to check these guys out, thanks for reminding me!
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