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The Cops

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About Me

Buy our new record Free Electricity online by following the links below
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Online Videos by Veoh.comThe Cops are a band of the people; born out of repression, revulsion, frustration and all the other things that make life so horrible and rock bands so great. After spending much of 2006 on the road they now present to you their razor-sharpened 2nd full-length, Free Electricity. Dynamiting the walls of classic rock and rebuilding on the crumbling foundations, The Cops have constructed a set filled with scratching, twitching, aching, unholy rock music that still manages to be both familiar and crucially entertaining. Topical without being political and political without being preachy, Free Electricity is eleven dark, roughhousing manifestos broadcast from roughly 5.3 meters below the sidewalk of every major street in the world. No fuss, no muss, no stupid hippie haircuts. No shit.
The Cops formed in July of 2004 with Michael Jaworski on lead vocals and guitar, John Randolph on guitar and David Weeks on drums. Seattle label Mt. Fuji Records released both their debut EP Why Kids Go Wrong in March of 2005, and the critically acclaimed full-length Get Good or Stay Bad in November of 2005. Former Supersuckers and Hater bassist, Drew Church, replaced Brian Wall on bass in early 2006, just in time for a tour supporting Cursive and Jeremy Enigk. Following the recording of Free Electricity guitarist Brandon Bay was added to the mix to make The Cops a full-fledged 5-piece rock band.
The band has toured the US consistently for the past 3 years supporting the aforementioned Cursive & Jeremy Enigk as well as tours with The Hold Steady, Constantines, and others. Free Electricity was recorded with the band’s spiritual godfather Kurt Bloch (The Fastbacks, Young Fresh Fellows) and mixed by the multi-talented producer Johnny Sangster (Mudhoney, Old Haunts, The Briefs). The Cops new record makes good on their debut while showcasing a band hitting their stride as a powerful force in rock music. The Control Group will release Free Electricity on November 6th, 2007.
The Cops featured on Amplifier Magazine online! Click here to read the full story.
The Onion A.V. Club likes Free Electricity! Click here to read the full review.
The Cops - artist of the day on Spin.com! The Cops were recently featured as Spin.com's "artist of the day." Please click here to see the profile and read their review of our new album.
The Cops interviewed and Free Electricity gets 4 stars on Aversion.com! Click here to read the full review and click here to read the interview.
Free Electricity reviewed in Alarm Magazine online! Click here to read the full review.
Holy Shit - The Cops have ringtones! TEXT "CONTROL" to 71777 for The Cops ringtones or go to your carrier's wap deck (from your phone) or website and search for our ringtones there.

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Member Since: 8/14/2004
Band Website: thecopsmusic.com
Band Members: Drew Church - bass, Michael Jaworski - guitar/vocals, David Weeks - drums, John Randolph - guitar/vocals, Brandon Bay - guitar/vocals
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Record Label: Mt. Fuji Records - www.mtfujirecords.com
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My Blog

Bulletin madness

Hi people,We apologize for the rash of un-cop related bulletins the last few days.  It appears somebody hacked out site and took some liberties.  We should be cool for now.  Please let ...
Posted by The Cops on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:00:00 PST

The Cops at your house party through Strangercrombie!

Hello all,The Cops have donated our rock services to a worthwhile holiday fundraiser auction, Strangercrombie, which is managed by Seattle's best weekly paper, The Stranger... The bidding starts at $1...
Posted by The Cops on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 03:55:00 PST

The Cops announce fall tour with Cursive & Jeremy Enigk.

Hey everybody,Been a long time since we blogged... sorry about that.We The Cops are very excited to annouce our upcoming US tour with our good pals Cursive. We'll be spending 3 weeks with Cursive and...
Posted by The Cops on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 07:01:00 PST

The Cops welcome Drew Church on bass guitar

The Cops are extremely thrilled to announce and welcome Drew Church on bass guitar. Drew is an extremely talented dude as well as a stand up individual. You might remember him from his previous band...
Posted by The Cops on Fri, 30 Jun 2006 03:10:00 PST

Musically Awarding

Went to the Seattle Weekly Music Awards Ceremony last night. Oddly, I'm never really that motivated to treat music as a competition (unless, of course, there are large sums of cash involved). But this...
Posted by The Cops on Wed, 10 May 2006 12:31:00 PST

Holy shit, we made it home alive

What up party people? Seattle is still pretty cool. We're back home after what was possibly the best tour we've ever had. Thank you to all of the lovely people who came out to the shows. Some serious ...
Posted by The Cops on Tue, 18 Apr 2006 04:10:00 PST

Touring is Top Notch

Good morning from Philly Cop-watchers. It's our first time on the East Coast, and we're very excited to be heading to Hoboken, NYC, and Boston in the next few days. So far tour has been wonderful an...
Posted by The Cops on Wed, 22 Mar 2006 08:43:00 PST

Change in Chicago Show - SXSW update

Yo cops people. Just wanted to pass along a change in venue for our Chicago show. Our show on Thursday March 30th has been moved from the No Exit Cafe to the South Union Arts Center (www.southuniona...
Posted by The Cops on Mon, 20 Mar 2006 10:00:00 PST

The Cops on tour!

Hello to all out there. Just a quick note that we are leaving on tour in a few weeks so keep your eyes and ears out for dates. The website will have the most complete and up to date listings. Go to ww...
Posted by The Cops on Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:19:00 PST

Tales of a Fourth Grade Cops

Hi Ho Good People. The Cops are about to embark on a series of "firsts" this weekend. First of all, we are playing for the first time at the Stanwood Hotel in rustic Stanwood, WA tonight followed by...
Posted by The Cops on Fri, 27 Jan 2006 02:11:00 PST