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So I moved in to a new place over the weekend and I had some time to listen to a couple of albums, one of them was Cowards & Robbers by the Cold War Kids. These guys have kind of already broken onto the scene and they are playing their super cool Indie Rock infused with a bad case of the blues. Their sound is very simple and totally broken down to the basics, they have a pretty normal setup with guitar, bass, piano, and drums.

The vocals coupled with the piano are really what sells me on this band. Lead singer Nathan Willett has a tone that strikes deep, his voice is really what makes this band unique.

Cold War Kids have already played before a national audience a few times (Letterman and Kimmel) and have proven to have a sound that will stick around for a while. If you haven’t heard them, you need to check them out. My favorite songs is “We Used To Vacation” (the video for the song is featured in this post). The break down as the chorus comes in is just awesome. Other notable songs are the single “Hang Me Up To Dry” and “Hospital Beds”.

If you like Cold War Kids try: Spoon, Okkervil River.

• coldwarkids.com

Here’s the music video for “We Used To Vacation” by Cold War Kids.

Also, if you find a good guitar tab for this song post a comment. The tabs that I have seen are alright but they sound a little off.

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