Cobalt & the Hired Guns

Cobalt & the Hired Guns is a boot-stompin', tambourine-shakin', irresistibly genuine good time. Seamlessly blending upbeat genres from Americana to PopPunk, this dynamic four piece puts on a rambunctious show filled with emotion and sharp musicianship. This band is about love and guts, energy and enthusiasm - refusing to pretend they aren't having fun.

2008's Jump the Fence saw the band getting serious about art and environmentalism - the album was a carbon neutral project - and the new Double Single ("You Left Your Sweater" & "Of Summer") aims for the rafters with a one-two punch of rip-roaring cow punk!

"The Double Single was the perfect way to kick off a Chicago summer. "You Left Your Sweater" is a boot stomping anthem about the transitory nature of summer love ..and the addition of Alexander's sweet vocals on "Of Summer" is delightful and fills the track with the sort of tension that tugs at your heart strings. -The Deli Chicago

"["Of Summer"] builds slowly and kicks into something real nice... Angelic vocals." -Richard Milne, WXRT 93.1

"Cobalt & the Hired Guns are a great live band and, for lack of a better word, their shows are simply fun. As I've seen too many mopey, lo-fi bands this summer, it is nice to a see a band that actually enjoys themselves on stage." –Brooklyn Rocks

"...Incredibly charming, poppy, youthful music..." –Roctober Magazine

"What do we know about these guys? I know that they ROCK! Yeah, it's a hit!" -The Brooklyn Paper

"[The Double Single is] seven minutes worth of neatly hoppin’ and harmonic country-tinged pop-rock fun. The lively tempos and jumpin’ beats keep things peppy and rousing while the robust vocals and snappy playing are both up to speed." –The Jersey Beat

"[Jump the Fence is] a smooth-jumpin’ blast of pure straight-up cookin’ basic rock’n’roll, this album goes down easy with a good deal of flair and spark to spare. There’s no dreaded pretense or needless flashy razzle-dazzle to speak of. Instead we have neatly vibrant and melodic meat-and-potatoes rock that gets right down to snazzy brass tacks with admirable economy and tunefulness. The pleasant vocals, clean and crisp arrangements, and proficient playing keep things bubbling along throughout. A solid and worthwhile album." –The Jersey Beat

"They remind me of a band that would be playing at a party in a movie that is more fun than a party that would happen in real life." -Mike Raspatello of Kingtello Productions