At the Club by Kenickie

At the Club, Kenickie's debut album, came out on 12 May 1997 on EMIdisc, the label run by Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs, and it's pop punk with glitter on its cheeks and a night bus to catch. The Sunderland four-piece had already become John Peel favourites. Lauren Laverne sings, plays guitar and writes the words, Marie Du Santiago plays lead guitar and takes the odd vocal, Emmy-Kate Montrose holds down the bass and Laverne's brother Johnny X drums; under his real name, Peter Gofton, he co-produced with John Cornfield and Andy Carpenter.

The hooks come thick and fast: "Punka", "Millionaire Sweeper", "In Your Car", "Nightlife" and "Come Out 2nite" were all singles, and the reviews were good. It reached number nine in the UK, and Warner Bros. put it out in America a month later with two extra tracks.

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