Down from Newcastle in a cloud of glitter, brain, lip and chorus, Kenickie were the brightest thing 1997 had to offer--no great claim in the year the Verve sulked up the charts with their long-faced man balladry, but still, Kenickie would have given the Ronettes a run for their money if they'd been around. Although everyone was too busy at the time swooning over lead-singer Lauren Laverne's ability to have blonde hair and one of the sharpest tongues in music; she was … mehractually showing signs of being able to write songs that would break brittle hearts in two. "Millionaire Sweeper"--all Pavement guitars and teen-rush rainy heartbreak--sounds like the young Kirsty MacColl; while "I Never Complain" sounds like Kurt Cobain seeking shelter in the Go-Gos. And there's always the spunky star-dazzle of "Punka", "Nightlife" and "In Your Car" for going mental to. --Caitlin Moran weniger
1 - In Your Car
2 - People We Want
3 - Spies
4 - How I Was Made
5 - Brother John… mehr
6 - Millionaire Sweeper
7 - Robot Song
8 - Classy
9 - Punka
10 - Nightlife
11 - P.V.C.
12 - Come Out 2nite
13 - I Never Complain
14 - Acetone
15 - Montrose Gimps It Up For Charity weniger