Robbers & Cowards

Infobox Album
Name = Robbers & Cowards
Type = Studio
Artist = Cold War Kids


Released = Start date|2006|10|10
Recorded = August 2006
Genre = Indie rock
Length =
Label = Downtown, V2
Producer = Kevin Augunas and Cold War Kids
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:6aqpg4fftv4z link]
*IGN (8.6/10) [http://music.ign.com/articles/752/752651p1.html 28 Dec 2006]
*"Uncut" Rating|4|5
*musicOMH.com Rating|3|5 [http://www.musicomh.com/albums/cold-war-kids_0207.htm link]
*Pitchfork (5.0/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/39188-robbers-and-cowards 19 Oct 2006]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/coldwarkids/albums/album/11853235/review/12246017/robbers__cowards 30 Oct 2006]
*"Stylus" (B) [http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/cold-war-kids/robbers-and-cowards.htm 13 Oct 2006]
*"Entertainment Weekly" (B+)
*"The Guardian" Rating|3|5 [http://music.guardian.co.uk/rock/reviews/story/0,,2003642,00.html 2 Feb 2007]
*PopMatters rating-10|7 [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/6667/cold-war-kids-robber-cowards/ 19 Oct 2006]
Last album = "Up in Rags"
(2006)
This album = "Robbers & Cowards"
(2006)
Next album = "We Used to Vacation"
(2006)

"Robbers & Cowards" is the debut album by 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, CJZN-FM in Victoria, BC, Canada, on BBC Radio 1 and XFM in the UK, and on Triple J in Australia.

Track listing

All tracks written by Cold War Kids.
# "We Used to Vacation" – 4:14
# "Hang Me Up to Dry" – 3:38
# "Tell Me in the Morning" – 3:36
# "Hair Down" – 3:40
# "Passing the Hat" – 3:25
# "Saint John" – 3:26
# "Robbers" – 3:31
# "Hospital Beds" – 4:46
# "Pregnant" – 3:58
# "Red Wine, Success!" – 2:37
# "God, Make Up Your Mind" – 4:59
# "Rubidoux" – 11:02
#* includes hidden track "Sermon vs. the Gospel" – 3:40

Personnel

Band members

* Nathan Willett – lead vocals, piano, guitar
* Jonathon Bo Russell – guitar, piano, vocals
* Matt Aveiro – drums, percussion
* Matt Maust – bass

Production

* Cold War Kids – producers
* Kevin Augunas – producer
* Kevin Augunas – engineer
* Matt Wignall – engineer (tracks 2 and 8)
* Dave Sardy – mixer
* Ted Jensen – mastering
* Maust – artwork
* Matt Wignall – photography

Charts

ingles