ARTIST · POP / ROCK

Cock Robin

Drama-drenched verses and neon choruses—Los Angeles polish with European chart instincts.

Pop rock
New wave

Updated 27 October 2026

Biography

Cock Robin thrived when FM radio still rewarded melodic ambition; their singles layered guitars, synth pads, and duet harmonies.

Peter Kingsbery’s writing favours widescreen emotion—love songs that sound like midnight drives along the Pacific Coast Highway.

French and European audiences championed the band long after US rotation cooled, proving the songs travelled beyond geography.

Lossless playback keeps glossy reverbs from turning to mush—important for 80s productions built on airy mix depth.

Cock Robin was formed by songwriter Peter Kingsbery and singer Anna LaCazio, with guitarist Clive Wright and drummer Louis Molino III. Their self-titled debut album (1985) included When Your Heart Is Weak, which became a major hit in France, and The Promise You Made.

After the second album After Here Through Midland (1987) and First Love/Last Rites (1989), the band went quiet, but Kingsbery and LaCazio have reunited for occasional projects. In France especially, their warm duets remain favorites.

Interesting facts about Cock Robin

01 American pop-rock band formed in Los Angeles in the early 1980s.
02 Co-founders include Peter Kingsbery and Anna LaCazio on shared lead vocals.
03 When Your Heart Is Weak was a chart success in France and helped define their European following.
04 Debut album Cock Robin was released in 1985.
05 The band had a particularly strong following in France.
06 Peter Kingsbery wrote most of the band’s songs.