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  • Band Name: KaitO
  • Record Label: SpinArt
  • Release Date: May 20, 2003
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  • Summary: This is the sophomore disc for the Norwich, England rock band (led by excitable vocalist Nikki Colk) who at times recall a harder-rocking Electrelane or a UK version of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

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  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Village Voice (Consumer Guide)
    91
    Liliput is the analogy even if Nikki Colk has never heard of them either. Kaito are noisier, faster, girlier; Colk mispronounces her English not as a Marlene Marder homage but so people will think she's from Sweden. But the two share a rare, rambunctious sense that noise is fun and life is livable.
  2. Mojo
    80
    Delivers some great tunes in tight, concentrated blasts, but sets them behind a gauze of distortion that gives the impression they are gradually fraying around the edges. [Apr 2004, p.102]
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  3. Playlouder
    80
    It’s this rediscovery of how to make pop music with loud guitars and peculiar sounds which makes Kaito so fresh.
  4. All Music Guide
    60
    Though it's not quite as immediate as their excellent debut album, You've Seen Us...You Must've Seen Us, KaitO U.K.'s band red delivers more tightly coiled post-punk-pop with shouty vocals and elastic guitars, and also delves deeper into the group's experimental side.

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  1. BlancoA.
    10
    I just can't stop playing this album, and I'm eager to get their debut. This is definitely a band to see live, but their unusual, often dischordant sound certainly does shine through on the disc. Although she's compared to the lead singer of the Yeah Yeah Yeas, I would have to say that Nikki Colk's sound is truly original. If you're in the mood for something new, pick up the album. It's so choice.… Collapse

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