/Rock-Pop/British / European

1990S
kicks

Release Date: 18/05/2009

now on vinyl with a free download. 1990s hugely acclaimed debut album 'cookies' was released in 2007 and now they return with their second album. 'kicks' features more sassy, infectiously catchy songs about glasgow and girls in the main, but also references mongolian warlords, bears, jan vennegoor of hesselink, baader-meinhoff and scientology. most of the songs on 'kicks' are anecdotes about ex, current, future and fictional girlfriends. the album was recorded at edwyn collins' west heath yard studio in london and it was produced by bernard butler. 'kicks' is the sound of a group careering head first, inspired by where they come from and what they can potentially do, into further adventures in sound and visions. inspiration was taken from everything from 'scary monsters' / 'golden years' - era bowie and his work with eno and visconti to jay-z through to hall and oates, the chops of hot chocolate and even the folk licks of richard thompson. on rough trade.