At the Club (album)

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At the Club
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Studio album by
Kenickie
Released12 May 1997
17 June 1997 (US)
Genre
Length50:41
Label
Producer John Cornfield, Andy Carpenter, Peter Gofton
Kenickie chronology
Skillex
(1996)		At the Club
(1997)		 Get In
(1998)
Singles from At the Club
  1. "Punka"
    Released: September 1996
  2. "Millionaire Sweeper"
    Released: November 1996
  3. "In Your Car"
    Released: December 1996
  4. "Nightlife"
    Released: May 1997
  5. "Punka (re-release)"
    Released: July 1997

At the Club is the debut studio album by the British band Kenickie. It was released in 1997 and reached number nine on the UK Albums Chart. [1] At the Club includes the singles "Punka", "Millionaire Sweeper", "In Your Car", "Nightlife" and "Come Out 2nite", the lead track from the group's second EP, Skillex. "How I Was Made" and an earlier stage of recording of "Acetone" also previously appeared on Skillex; the latter recording had also been used as part of an acoustic Peel Session in February 1996 and therefore appears on the band's BBC Peel Sessions CD.

Contents

The album was produced by John Cornfield, Andy Carpenter and band member Peter Gofton (Johnny X). Receiving good reviews, the album was first released by Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs's label EMIdisc in the UK on CD, cassette and LP on 12 May 1997. The album was released the following month in the US by Warner Bros. with an additional two tracks. The front cover photograph was taken by Warren Du Preez.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly A [3]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
NME 8/10 [6]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Select 4/5 [9]
Vox 7/10 [10]
Wall of Sound 71/100 [11]

In 2017, Pitchfork listed At the Club as the 23rd-best Britpop album, with staff writer Jazz Monroe commenting that Kenickie's "synth-dappled guitar-pop was deceptively vulnerable, a strange cocktail of elation and deflation", and adding, "Their songwriting sketched an alternative to girl power's individualist rush: Instead of assuming an audience with the tools to empower itself, Kenickie showed hedonism to be a release valve, something fought for and snatched from the daily grind on scrappy nights out." [12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Laverne and Du Santiago; except where indicated

UK version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In Your Car" 3:45
2."People We Want" 3:25
3."Spies" 2:09
4."How I Was Made" 2:24
5."Brother John" 2:57
6."Millionaire Sweeper" 2:31
7."Robot Song" 4:39
8."Classy" 3:09
9."Punka" Laverne, Johnny X 3:05
10."Nightlife" Laverne, Du Santiago, Johnny X 3:19
11."P.V.C." Laverne, Du Santiago, Montrose2:25
12."Come Out 2Nite" 1:58
13."I Never Complain" 3:50
14."Acetone" (includes hidden track "Montrose Gimps It Up for Charity") 10:55
US version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In Your Car" 3:45
2."People We Want" 3:25
3."Spies" 2:09
4."How I Was Made" 2:24
5."Brother John" 2:57
6."Private Buchowski" 1:44
7."Millionaire Sweeper" 2:31
8."Robot Song" 4:39
9."Classy" 3:09
10."Punka" Laverne, Johnny X 3:05
11."Nightlife" Laverne, Du Santiago, Johnny X 3:19
12."Cowboy" 3:35
13."P.V.C." Laverne, Du Santiago, Montrose2:25
14."Come Out 2 Nite" 1:58
15."I Never Complain" 3:50
16."Acetone" 10:55
17."Montrose Gimps it up for Charity" (hidden track on the end of "Acetone")  

Personnel

Track numbering relates to the track listing of the UK release.

Kenickie
Other personnel

B-sides

from "Punka"
from "Millionaire Sweeper"
from "In Your Car"
from "Nightlife"
from "Punka" (re-release)

- CD1 of this issue features the original single version of "Punka", CD2 the re-recorded album version.

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