Robbers & Cowards

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Robbers & Cowards
Robbers & Cowards cover
Studio album by Cold War Kids
Released October 10, 2006 (2006-10-10)
Recorded August 2006
Genre Indie rock
Label Downtown, V2
Producer Kevin Augunas and Cold War Kids
Professional reviews
Cold War Kids chronology
Up in Rags
(2006)		 Robbers & Cowards
(2006)		 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 in the UK, and on Triple J in Australia.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All tracks written by Cold War Kids.

  1. "We Used to Vacation" – 4:14
  2. "Hang Me Up to Dry" – 3:38
  3. "Tell Me in the Morning" – 3:36
  4. "Hair Down" – 3:40
  5. "Passing the Hat" – 3:25
  6. "Saint John" – 3:26
  7. "Robbers" – 3:31
  8. "Hospital Beds" – 4:46
  9. "Pregnant" – 3:58
  10. "Red Wine, Success!" – 2:37
  11. "God, Make Up Your Mind" – 4:59
  12. "Rubidoux" – 11:02
    • includes hidden track "Sermon vs. the Gospel" – 3:40

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Band members

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

[edit] 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

[edit] Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 173
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 4
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums 15

[edit] Singles

Year Song Chart (2007) Chart positions
2007 "Hang Me Up to Dry" Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks 26