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  • Summary: The second album for the Scottish band was produced by Bernard Butler and is the first album with Dino Bardot, who replaced Jamie McMorrow.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. The A.V. Club
    91
    The rest of the remarkably memorable Kicks is similarly raw, tight, and funky.
  2. Mojo
    60
    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. [Apr 2009, p.98]
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  3. Under The Radar
    60
    They retain much of the glam rock frivolity and bombast of their debut, with a diaphanous bubblegum pop sheen tacked on courtesy of producer Bernard Butler. [Spring 2009, p.76]
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  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
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  1. SamuelC
    9
    Although this album has a different sound from their first album it still stays true to their style and is just as catchy and fulfilling.
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  2. RalphK
    9
    A bit more filler than the debut (a deserved 10 out of 10), but nowhere near as bad as suggested, in fact, it's brilliant. I love the beefier, glossier, T-Rex sound. don't believe the hype. this record rules.… Expand
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  3. CarlosU
    9
    Superb effort!
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