ANALYSIS & REVIEWS
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The album kicks off in boisterous fashion with the swirl of guitars that heralds the brilliant top 30 hit that is 'In Your Car'. This of course contains one of the greatest choruses in living memory. It's interesting to compare this with the version on the Evening Session last year which contained no girlie backchat. 'Spies' presents the first of Marie's menacing vocals. The lyrics are no less forgiving as she castigates her partner, "Do you know quite how boring, Do you know I could die tonight?" Away from all th eglitter and the leopard print, Kenickie's trump card is surely their sound. The harmonies on 'Millionaire Sweeper' are gorgeous, while the backing vocals on 'People We Want' are the sonic equivalent of a window thrown open and sunshine and fresh air flooding in. Most of the non-singles are fleshed out versions of live and session favourites. 'I Never Complain' is embellished with a pseudo-80s keyboard, and 'Classy', complete with echoing vocals and stereo bouncing cleverly seques via electric squeaks from 'Robot Song'. This deserves a mention as perhaps Kenickie's most adventurous track to date. The backing could be Depeche Mode circa 1985. While Marie instills the lyrics with an austere chill there's a heartbreaking middle 8 from Lauren: "I'm so lucky, I can pick my feelings, I never want to cry." The album climaxes with the epic 'Acetone', bearing out Lauren's claim that Kenickie write "simple songs about simple things". A monolithic string part has been added to the bare bones of the 'Skillex' version - you'll be emotionally exhausted by the time it fades out. Oh, and you'll be in love with Emmy-Kate by the end. Robert Halcrow |
