The Detroit Cobras

- Years Active: 1995-Present
- Origin: Detroit, Michigan
- Record Labels: Bloodshot Records, Sympathy for the Record Industry
- Band Members: Rachel Nagy, Mary Ramirez, Nick Lucassian, Joey Mazzola, Kenny Tudrick

The Detroit Cobras are a hard-charging garage rock band from Detroit, Michigan who perform mostly updated Motown, R&B and soul standards.
The band released their debut, Mink Rat or Rabbit, in 1998 on the Sympathy for the Record Industry label. Their second album, Life, Love and Leaving was also released on Sympathy for the Record Industry. The band was then picked up in the UK by Rough Trade Records based on the popularity of their second album. Since 2005 the band has been signed to Bloodshot Records in the U.S.. The have released two albums on the label, Baby in 2005 and Tied & True in 2007.
Albums
- 1998: Mink Rat or Rabbit
- 2001: Life, Love and Leaving
- 2005: Baby
- 2007: Tied & True

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  Combining girl-group hooks and harmonies with high-octane, Motor City garage rock, the Detroit Cobras conjure the 1960s era of Top 40 AM radio and vinyl 45s. Though the results are...
  
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  The Detroit Cobras' third is actually two recordings in one. Their Bloodshot debut combines the full-length Baby with import-only EP Seven Easy Pieces. Of the 20 trac...
  
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