
Click here to view the embedded video. Cold War Kids' second album, Loyalty to Loyalty , was critically received as a huge drop-off from their immensely successful debut, Robbers and Cowards , and at first, I agreed. The album moved slower and had much more filler than the first. But after repeated listens, I developed a profound respect for Loyalty , which demonstrated the Cold War Kids' creative depth and expansion and presented some truly haunting blues melodies. But after repeated listens, I also found what was wrong with [...]