Kicks
by 1990s
Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    70
    Line-up changes (guitarist Jamie McMorrow was replaced by V-Twin man Dino Bardot) have resulted in a beefier, bouncier, more playful sound, with vocals shared more evenly and harmonies abounding.
  2. PopMatters
    80
    Kicks certainly doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it has a whole lotta fun copying it.
  3. Prefix Magazine
    70
    Kicks is less of a cocky triumph, but it still cements 1990s’ position as the torchbearers for no-nonsense Brit-pop.
  5. Rolling Stone
    70
    Their music is often thrilling and endlessly hummable.
  6. The A.V. Club
    91
    The rest of the remarkably memorable Kicks is similarly raw, tight, and funky.
  7. Uncut
    80
    The group conjure a brilliantly ludicrous trash-pop poetry, hymning girls with gammy eyes on night buses--all much more seedily evocative and enjoyable than erstwhile Yummy Fur comrades, Franz Ferdinand. [May 2009, p.77]
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User Score
7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. Heaf
    Jul 3, 2012
    8
    A shade off of their brilliant debut, but this album is fantastic. I give it an 8 because it is not equal to their debut. It is 2/3 brilliantA shade off of their brilliant debut, but this album is fantastic. I give it an 8 because it is not equal to their debut. It is 2/3 brilliant songs that carry over the sound and fun of the first album and 1/3 filler.… Full Review »
  2. CarlosU
    May 12, 2009
    9
    Superb effort!
  3. RalphK
    Apr 7, 2009
    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 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.… Full Review »
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