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1990S - Cookies
| The Independent | | With plaudits from the likes of Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs, The Long Blondes and The Gossip, Glasgow power-pop trio 1990s are tipped to follow Arctic Monkeys into the nation's hearts and download charts. The range and appeal of the dozen songs on this debut show why. Back in the Nineties, singer-guitarist Jackie McKeown played with Alex Kapranos in Yummy Fur, and Cookies wields the same kind of crisp, trebly guitars and indie swagger Kapranos later brought to Franz Ferdinand, allied on songs such as "Arcade Precinct", "Enjoying Myself" and the lazy-student quandary "Thinking of Not Going" to a dry wit and hip delivery....full text |
| | Times Online | | Saddled with a name that even their bassist reckons is “the worst ever”, the Glasgow trio 1990s are clearly in it for the craic. They are masters of the irreverent couplet, starting with “Ladytron, Lady Di/ how d’you make your baby cry?” on the opening You Made Me Like It, while Thinking of Not Going rhymes “nancy” with “dancey”....full text |
| | Entertainment Ireland | | The press release claims that 1990s (no apostrophe or definite article attached, please) are a 'rock 'n' soul' band, which actually isn't an erroneous description; while the likes of fellow Glaswegians The Fratellis draw largely from Britpop influences, the 1990s sound is one that owes more to the '70s than to their chosen moniker. ...full text |
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