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- Summary: Before forming the 1990s, Jackie McKeown and Jamie McMorrow were in The Yummy Furs, which once included two members of Franz Ferdinand.
- Record Label: Rough Trade
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 10 out of 15
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Mixed: 4 out of 15
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Negative: 1 out of 15
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There are a lot of clever, cutting lines in this album, lots of references to taking many drugs and then taking even more, and in the hands of a less assured band these things would come off sounding callow and glib.
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1990s bring hooks, sneers and, well, intoxicants to spare, with the punched-up sheen of a production budget to boot (helmed by ex-Suede guitarist Bernard Butler).
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The whole midsection of the album is giddily enjoyable.
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A little of 1990s' debut album Cookies goes a long way, but bouncy, witty anthems like 'You Made Me Like It' kick hard, whether they're meant to be ironic or not.
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There is much to like about Cookies: Jackie McKeown has a perfect yelping voice to pull off the sarcastic, knowing and sassy lyrical pose, the band is tight and raw but able to rein things in on funky tunes like 'Arcade Precinct,' and Butler keeps things quite simple and gets a remarkably punchy sound out of the trio.
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Things do sometimes get laboured and one-dimensional. But, there's a wry Glaswegian humour here, which ensures there are plenty of smiles to go with those dance moves.
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There’s no moderation on Cookies, no inner temperate telling the lads, "Enough’s enough," whether it’s following yet another crack about getting paralytic on drugs, another glammy, mascara-running-from-the-sweat-and-effort guitar solo, or that nth attempt to be cheeky.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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Jul 3, 2012
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[Anonymous]Oct 10, 2007Great debut.
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GordoC.Jan 5, 2008Kickass rock with a punk attitude. Play it at your next party!
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