If 2005's album of covers Copycat Killers cast doubts on Cobra Verde's ability to generate worthwhile new material, 2008's Haven't Slept All Year sets the record straight -- Cleveland's masters of rock roll swagger are still kicking out the jams, serving up 12 new tunes that deliver a bit of glam, a side portion of hard rock, some punky sneer for seasoning, and a whole lot of guitar and melodic hooks to hold the whole thing together. Haven't Slept All Year jumps out of the starting blocks with the arena-ready World Can't Have Her and makes plenty of detours over the course of its 35 minutes, from the country accents of Free Ride, the pop-punk energy of Riot in the Foodcourt, and the horn-buffered pop of Wildweed to the folk-rock jangle of Haunted Heavens and the jungle drums and off-kilter sound effects of I Could Go to Hell for You. But the vocal thunder of John Petkovic and the crunchy guitars of Petkovic, Tim Parnin, and Frank Vazzano give this a tough and satisfying aural consistency, and as on their best work, Haven't Slept All Year makes Cobra Verde sound like first-caliber rock stars, even if the charts aren't aware of it yet. Amidst these tales of epic women and world-class partying is the sound of a band that embraces rock in the classic style, with humor but without irony, and Haven't Slept All Year would sound just fine bursting from the speakers of a jacked-up muscle car rolling through the Midwest on a Friday night, though if you own a more sensible ride somewhere else, you'll still find this will satisfy your rock roll needs and then some. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

1		World Can't Have Her
2		Wildweed
3		Riot In the Foodcourt
4		Home In the Highrise
5		Wasted Again
6		Something About the Bedroom
7		Free Ride
8		Together Alone
9		I Could Go to Hell for You
10		Run Away
11		Can't Believe
12		Haunted Heavens