Recording information: Miloko, London, England; West Heath Yard, London, England.
Easily the only indie-rock band named after a decade, 1990s continue to charm with their cheeky and melodic sound on 2009's KICKS, the Glasgow-based group's second full-length album. Led by singer/guitarist Jackie McKeown, who was in the Yummy Fur with future members of Franz Ferdinand, 1990s specialize in angular, energetic tunes with a none-too-serious mood, as heard on "I Don't Even Know What That Is" and "Everybody Please Relax." McKeown and company also indulge their poppier sensibilities on the breezy "59" and the Kinks-like "Local Science," making KICKS an immediately engaging album that will appeal to those beyond the Britpop set.
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (p.84) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he trio pump out tightly wound, Seventies-sounding punk with a dozen near-perfect tunes about American pastimes....Their music is often thrilling and endlessly hummable."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.98) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "KICKS may take its leads from The Rolling Stones, David Bowie and Orange Juice but these songs about Glasgow and girls still manage to invest the skinny-tie shuffle with some fresh contemporary verve."
