When the kids seductively flirted - "I wanna take you back to my house" last year, who would have thought this one-night-stand would blossom into a scandalous, polygamous relationship?
The response to their debut single 'My House' - a song written in their bedroom with no serious intentions - was so overwhelming that their fate (or destiny?) as Kids Of 88 was sealed. Now with a Sony international record deal, a trifecta of top 40 singles, and a swanky new album, the duo look poised to venture forth from their bedroom studio and take on the world.
Kids Of 88 released their debut album 'Sugarpills' in August - a highly addictive dose of bubblegum pop and electro-dance wizardry. The album kicks off with UK-single 'Ribbons Of Lights', a dreamy new-wave track that works well as an intro. What follows is an 80's school disco playlist of Kids Of 88 pop-hits. Second single 'Just A Little Bit', the bop-a-long 'Cotton Mouth', marching chant 'Everybody Knows', the sexy super-hit 'My House', and the slightly darker 'Apart Of You' should keep any sweet-toothed fan moaning with sugary fulfillment.
The flow is temporarily interrupted by my personal favourite track 'San Fran' - a more toned down, mature track providing a tasteful reprieve from the pop onslaught. The reference to 80's TV Show 'Full House' also provides some heartwarming nostalgia - "I can play uncle Jesse, you can play Mary-Kate." The latest single 'Downtown' dethrones Black Eyed Peas 'I Got a Feeling' as the new 'going out, getting messy, hitting town' anthem with the catchphrase "We're getting dressed up from the waist down" - the KO88 guide to partying on a budget. The album is rounded off nicely with another personal favourite 'Feed The Birds' and the evolving lullaby to club-banger 'SQRL.'
Sugarpills lives up to its name as a candy-coated indulgence of infectious electro-pop. Sam McCarthy and Jordan Arts have cemented themselves as the leading whiz-kids of the New Zealand music scene and have plenty of libido left to thrust their pelvises at an unsuspecting international audience.
Kids Of 88 - Ribbons Of Light - DOWNLOAD (Removed By Request)
The response to their debut single 'My House' - a song written in their bedroom with no serious intentions - was so overwhelming that their fate (or destiny?) as Kids Of 88 was sealed. Now with a Sony international record deal, a trifecta of top 40 singles, and a swanky new album, the duo look poised to venture forth from their bedroom studio and take on the world.
Kids Of 88 released their debut album 'Sugarpills' in August - a highly addictive dose of bubblegum pop and electro-dance wizardry. The album kicks off with UK-single 'Ribbons Of Lights', a dreamy new-wave track that works well as an intro. What follows is an 80's school disco playlist of Kids Of 88 pop-hits. Second single 'Just A Little Bit', the bop-a-long 'Cotton Mouth', marching chant 'Everybody Knows', the sexy super-hit 'My House', and the slightly darker 'Apart Of You' should keep any sweet-toothed fan moaning with sugary fulfillment.
The flow is temporarily interrupted by my personal favourite track 'San Fran' - a more toned down, mature track providing a tasteful reprieve from the pop onslaught. The reference to 80's TV Show 'Full House' also provides some heartwarming nostalgia - "I can play uncle Jesse, you can play Mary-Kate." The latest single 'Downtown' dethrones Black Eyed Peas 'I Got a Feeling' as the new 'going out, getting messy, hitting town' anthem with the catchphrase "We're getting dressed up from the waist down" - the KO88 guide to partying on a budget. The album is rounded off nicely with another personal favourite 'Feed The Birds' and the evolving lullaby to club-banger 'SQRL.'
Sugarpills lives up to its name as a candy-coated indulgence of infectious electro-pop. Sam McCarthy and Jordan Arts have cemented themselves as the leading whiz-kids of the New Zealand music scene and have plenty of libido left to thrust their pelvises at an unsuspecting international audience.
Kids Of 88 - San Fran (Personal Favourite)
Kids Of 88 - Ribbons Of Light - DOWNLOAD (Removed By Request)
