Best known for Motown Records and its car manufacturing companies, Detroit, Michigan, USA is also famous for pumping out a vast legion of garage rock outfits over the years. While the Detroit Cobras posses a certain familiarity to their garage rock godfathers, the band's cover versions of old time rock 'n' roll and R&B songs sets them apart. The idea for the Detroit Cobras came during the mid-90s, when guitarist Steve Shaw was turned on to R&B and soul via ex-Big Star vocalist Alex Chilton (during four-track recording sessions between the two at Chilton's New Orleans house). After returning to Detroit, Shaw joined up with Maribel Restrepo (guitar), Rachel Nagy (vocals), and Jeff Meier (bass; who also doubled as recording engineer for the band). Several drummers passed through the early line-up, including Vic Hill and Chris Fachini, before Damian Lang was installed as the band's regular percussionist.

Listen to The Detroit Cobras at Finetune.

• (2001)  Love, Life, and Leaving
• (1998)  Mink Rat Or Rabbit

• Breakaway
• Bad Girl
• Boss Lady
• Bye Bye Baby
• Midnight Blues

• Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• Kaiser Chiefs
• Kings Of Leon
• Franz Ferdinand
• Queens Of The Stone Age
• The Fratellis
• Interpol
• The Strokes
• The White Stripes
• Weezer
• Jem
• Steely Dan
• The Killers
• Wolfmother
• Arctic Monkeys
• Blondie
• Mazzy Star
• Feist
• Muse
• Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

• tiyemi
• GreeneyedPixie
• dnagoda
• Bryden
• Lark427
• Skaarg23
• dickie15
• zimtstern344
• acidlung
• ewoth