Robbers & Cowards

Robbers & Cowards
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
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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 and XFM in the UK, and on Triple J in Australia.

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 "Sermons 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

Chart (2007)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	173
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	4
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums	15
UK Albums Chart	35