Second
single (I think) from London's Kicker is not as immediate as their debut.
Two tracks that venture deeper into Stereolab ‘Emperor Tomato Ketchup’
landscapes and maybe even a little Loaded era Velvets. It's pop music
with blasé form characterized by methodic drum rhythms and repetitious
guitar down strokes. It's funny, but it's a form and style that can be
found in a lot of Velvets stuff (which obviously must influence Kicker
as well as Stereolab). But it's more pronounced on the first Modern Lovers
record. The a-side of this single (which is brilliant the longer it goes
on) owes a lot to ‘Road Runner’ and ‘Someone I Care About’.”
J Church
Newsletter, Jan 2001
“The
Heavenly Social is a small venue near the heart of London and is very trendy
to all the liggers and art-fags of the pseudo-music scene. Miles apart is
the grungy Bar Undersolo in the grubby and filthy Camden Town which features
once a month the excellent indie evening called the Track & Field Organisation
which is run by an energetic bunch of people. Such enthusiasm and motivation
is needed to host such events in a very cynical music climate. Lots of interesting
small bands have been past these doors on a much encouraged platform and
I am happy to say that the organisers are assisting artists further with
their new singles club. First release is the promising band called Kicker
with Said and Done (Track and Field Organisation) which is basically a chunk
of melodic power pop which only the English know how to do best. Just listening
to it, you can envisage a misty and rainy autumn street. Tight arrangements,
boy and girl vocals-you know the score.” Fractal Press August 2000