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Almost in defiance of poor sales and cult following, CWK and their charming second album embody everything you hoped music might be.
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Cold War Kids attack their songs with unusual intensity, infusing even the most noirish, unsettling songs--fractured narratives about hipster bohemia and suicide--with a feeling of enchantment.
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Under The RadarFor those who can accept Willett's voice for what it is--a jagged, yet neccessarily appropriate fixture that suits the music's rough edges--Cold War Kids have made a record that will please the existing fanbase, and quite possibly earn some new pledges of loyalty. [Fall 2008, p.74]
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It’s a better-than-solid album from a band that seems equipped to someday make a classic one.
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Entertainment WeeklyOn their stunning and haunting second album, the Long Beach, Calif., quartet have racheted up their faux-mono production values and woozy chops. [26 Sep 2008, p.93]
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The members of Cold War Kids have deepened their sound rather than expanding it.
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Loyalty is more low-key than its predecessor and less focused.
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FilterLoyalty To Loyalty proves that, through it all, the Cold War Kids are a keeper. [Fall 2008, p.90]
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Cold War Kids are perhaps the only band out there ambitious enough to tackle head-on the contradictions and heartaches of America, past and present, and to do so with this passion and intelligence.
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Loyalty to Loyalty, the band’s sophomore release, isn’t as immediately impacting as that first round of songs, but CWK didn’t lose their charm (or literary obsessions), either.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 25 out of 28
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Mixed: 1 out of 28
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Negative: 2 out of 28
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jeffjMay 9, 2009
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MatthewA.Oct 1, 2008
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KevinM.Sep 24, 2008Attention to lyrics and detail. They bring meaning back to music. Like Robbers and Cowards, a perfect 10 in my book.