The Detroit Cobras manage a pretty rare feat with their debut LP by transcending classic R&B material by sticking not to the original sound or slavishly recreating arrangements and stylistic trappings of the genre, but by finding the essence of the rough-and-tumble spirit of the original streetwise tunes the Cobras tackle on Mink Rat. That they've chosen as their material obscure R&B nuggets from such legendary labels as Fortune Records and tunes from the glory days of regional hits and AM radi...   [ read more ]

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The Detroit Cobras are back! The band that infuses old-school soul and R&B with ferocious garage/punk energy has reformed and presents its second full-length recording, Life, Love & Leaving. The group had disbanded in 1997 following the release of its highly acclaimed album, Mink, Rat or Rabbit. The Cobras regrouped around vocalist Rachel Nagy, guitarist Maribel Restrepo, and drummer Damian Lang, augmented by friends including Eddie Harsch, The Black Crowes keyboardist who stepped in to make his recorded d...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. THE DETROIT COBRAS are back! The band that infuses old school Soul and R&B material with ferocious garage/punk energy has reformed and will release its second full-length recording, Life, Love & Leaving, in April 2001. The group had disbanded in 1997 following the release of its highly-acclaimed Sympathy album Mink, Rat or Rabbit. The Cobras regrouped around a core of vocalist Rachel Nagy, guitarist Maribel Restrepo and drummer Damian Lang, augmented by friends including Eddie Harsch, THE BLA...   [ read more ]

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