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- Date Released: April 24, 2007
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Indie Rock, Garage Rock
- Label: Bloodshot Records
Crackling new versions of the old soul and R&B tunes you already love from the best garage rock band Detroit has to offer.
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We Say...
The Detroit Cobras have planted themselves at the top of the Detroit garage rock heap by digging up old soul and R&B tunes, dusting them off and adding enough swagger to produce music that pays tribute to the forebears of their sound while at the same time creating something that’s crackling and new. Wrapping up the whole package is the sultry attitude of singer Rachael Nagy, which reeks of whiskey-soaked, I-live-in-the-hours-when-the-rest-of-the-world-is-long-asleep sex appeal.
Tied and True boasts a healthy dose of the rave-ups that the Cobras are so good at pumping out: their rumbling take on Little Willie John's “Leave My Kitten Alone” (later popularized by the Beatles as a skiffle jam), Tammi Terrell’s admonishment of a doubtful partner, “(If You Don’t Think) You Better Change," and the country-tinged stomp all over Lead Belly's “On a Monday.” On the Flirtations’ “Nothing But a Heartache,” they open the door to the garage a wee bit and let a little bit of soul to get into the mix.
The Cobras show that they can also take it down a bit, as they do in the lounge-ified resignation of Betty Lavette's "You'll Never Change" and the slinky ode to helplessness, “Puppet on a String.” The band’s hard-edged Motor City roots and their softer leanings meet wonderfully in the soulful lover's frustration/celebration of Irma Thomas' "The Hurt's All Gone," which includes just a tinge of fuzz guitar rumble under its keyboard-tinged R&B surface.
So Tied and True offers the full range of the party soundtrack — from the exuberance of the early evening to that inevitable lonely last call feeling, when you realize you’re going to be the only one who hasn’t paired off. Again. -
They Say...
The Detroit Cobras have built an international reputation from mining their estimable record collection for raw and emphatic R&B tunes and giving them a hard, sweaty reinterpretation dominated by hard-edged guitars, but they've turned things down a few notches on their fourth album, Tied & True. Though Tied & True once again features the Cobras running through a baker's dozen of soulful chestnuts (and say what you will, but this band knows a great song when they hear one), the attack is more subtle this time out, and the more measured approach serves them well. The band still knows how to deliver the rock & roll goods, but guitarists Mary Ramirez and Greg Cartwright (the latter on loan from Reigning Sound) aim less for sonic overkill than giving vocalist Rachel Nagy a proper backdrop for her passionate, throaty vocals, and the results are more soulful and satisfying than what the band came up with on 2005's Baby. Similarly, drummer Kenny Tudrick doesn't shy away from the Big Beat, but also drives these arrangements with imagination that's less about bash and more about groove. Greg Cartwright didn't produce this set like he did on Baby, but his influence is clearly felt on this music, which boasts more of a Southern sense of rhythm and heart than the Detroit Cobras' earlier albums and recalls the rollicking but passionate tone of his best work with Reigning Sound. And Rachel Nagy is in great form on these sessions, filling these tunes with emotional energy while creating a sultry sense of mystery on the slower numbers. Folks looking for a re-creation of the Detroit Cobras' rowdy live shows might be thrown at first by Tied & True's more low-key attack, but the results are soul satisfying music that ranks with their best studio work to date.
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| 01. |  |
As Long as I Have You |
2:57 |
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| 02. | |
Nothing But a Heartache |
2:39 |
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| 03. | |
(If You Don't Think) You Better Change |
1:41 |
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| 04. | |
Leave My Kitten Alone |
2:40 |
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| 05. | |
(I Wanna Know) What's Going on |
2:04 |
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| 06. | |
Try Love |
2:52 |
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| 07. | |
You'll Never Change |
2:51 |
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| 08. | |
Puppet on a String |
2:07 |
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| 09. | |
Only to Other People |
2:25 |
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| 10. | |
The Hurt's All Gone |
2:24 |
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| 11. | |
It's My Delight |
2:21 |
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| 12. | |
On a Monday |
1:40 |
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| 13. | |
Green Light |
2:43 |
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13 Total Tracks, 31:24 Total Length
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Credits
- George Marino - Mastering // Kenny Tudrick - Guitar // Kenny Tudrick - Drums // Kenny Tudrick - Group Member // John Smerek - Producer // John Smerek - Engineer // John Smerek - Mixing // Greg Cartwright - Guitar // Greg Cartwright - Percussion // Greg Cartwright - Group Member // Ryan Pritts - Vocals (Background) // Ryan Pritts - Tympani [Timpani] // Rachel Nagy - Piano // Rachel Nagy - Vocals // Rachel Nagy - Producer // Rachel Nagy - Mixing // Rachel Nagy - Cover Art Concept // Rachel Nagy - Group Member // Ko Shih - Bass // Christopher Chouinard - Photography // Jeliana Frelitz - Vocals (Background) // Eddie Hawrysch - Piano // Stephen Nawara - Layout Design // Stephen Nawara - Paintings // Carol Anne Schumacher - Bass // Carol Anne Schumacher - Group Member
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