Mink, Rat or Rabbit by Detroit Cobras

Mink, Rat or Rabbit, the Detroit Cobras' debut album, came out on Sympathy for the Record Industry on 24 February 1998, from a Detroit garage band that had been kicking around since 1994. Singer Rachel Nagy and guitarist Mary Ramirez were the constants in a lineup that never sat still for long, and Nagy's tough, sultry voice is the thing that holds the whole scrappy thing together.

The title comes from an Irma Thomas song, "Hittin on Nothing", in which the singer complains that the mink coat she was promised never turned up, which tells you exactly where this band's record collection lived. "Cha Cha Twist" rattles along on pure nerve.

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