From 1977 to 1980, brothers Chip Kinman and Tony Kinman were the backbone of radical Californian punk band The Dils. Following a relocation to Austin Texas in 1981, the pair joined forces with guitarist Alejandro Escovedo to form Rank and File, whose music contributed to the short-lived Cowpunk movement. Rank and File dissolved after three albums and the Kinmans performed a sharp left turn next, in putting together Blackbird, an electronic post-punk outfit, who put out a number of records between 1988 and 1994. In 1997 the brothers reappeared as two thirds of the minimal three-piece Cowboy Nation, whose self titled debut is a model of country restraint.
Cowboy Nation - Cowboy Nation
Cowboy Nation - Cowboy Way
