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The group originally worked with Newcastle Punk label Slampt before signing to EMI . They disbanded on 15 October 1998 after a London Astoria gig, where Lauren closed the night by saying'' "We were Kenickie ... a bunch of fuckwits".''
Kenickie registered in the UK singles chart in the high 20s, their highest position being 24 with the single ''In Your Car'', and gained cult appeal after a well-received first album '' At The Club '', which charted at 9 in May 1997.

A follow up album appeared in 1998, it was poorly recieved (although the Melody Maker rated it 8/10), selling badly, it also showcased a change in direction, away from punk pop to lounge music sound reminisant of Saint Etienne .

After meeting them in New York, . They're a big, raw-boned bunch of fucking sex - all three of them and the boy. I hope they get good. I hope we're a good example to them, I hope this record's huge and then the big labels will start sniffing around and then those big fucking raw-boned sexy Newcastle girls will be huge and have Number Ones and there will be an Amazon planet the way I want it."''

Marie and Emmy-Kate went on to form a new band called . Their one-time touring keyboard player Tony O'Neill (known in the band as Elvis Wesley) is now an author, living in the US.


DISCOGRAPHY



Albums


  • Get In (on EMI - 1998) '''UK #32'''


  • The John Peel Sessions (on Strangefruit - 2000)

  • Tracklisting: 1. Drag Race. 2. Millionaire Sweep. 3. PVC. 4. How I Was Made. 5. Scared Of Spiders. 6. Acetone. 7. Can I Take You To The Cinema. 8. Come Out 2Nite. ''(tracks 1-4: from an electric radio session recorded in 1995 / tracks 5-8: from an acoustic radio session in 1996)''



Singles

  • "Catsuit City EP" (on Slampt - 1995)

  • Tracklisting: 1. Snakebite. 2. Come In. 3. Jellybean 8. 4. Perfect Plan. 5. Private Buchowski. 6. Sk8bdn Song. 7. Ramalamalama. 8. My Nites Out.


  • "Skillex EP" (on Fierce Panda - 1995)

  • Tracklisting: 1. Come out 2nite. 2. How I was Made. 3. Scared of Spiders. 4. Acetone.


  • "Punka" (on Emidisc - 1996)

  • Tracklisting: 1. Punka. 2. Drag Race. 3. Walrus. 4. Cowboy.


  • "Millionaire Sweeper" (on Emidisc - 1996)

  • Tracklisting: 1. Millionaire Sweeper. 2. Kamikaze Annelids. 3. Perfect plan 9t6. 4. Girl's Best Friend.


  • "In Your Car" (on Emidisc - 1997) '''UK #24'''

  • CD1 (featuring 4 postcards) Tracklisting: 1. In Your Car. 2. Can I take U 2 the Cinema? 3. I'm An Agent. ('' Gary Numan '' cover)


CD2 Tracklisting: 1. In Your Car. 2. Private Buchowski. 3. Killing Fantasy.

  • "Nightlife" (on Emidisc - 1997) '''UK #27'''

  • CD1 Tracklisting: 1. Nightlife. 2. JP. 3. Eat the Angel.


CD2 Tracklisting: 1. Nightlife. 2. Kenix. 3. Skateboard Song.

  • "Punka" (rerelease on Emidisc - 1997) '''UK #38'''

  • CD1 (featuring 3 postcards) Tracklisting: 1. Punka (album version). 2. Brighter Shade of Blue. 3. We Can Dream.


CD2 Tracklisting: 1. Punka (Edit). 2. Lights out in a Provincial Town. 3. Waste You.

  • "I Would Fix You" (on Emi - 1998) '''UK #36'''

  • CD1 (digipack) Tracklisting: 1. I Would Fix You (Radio Edit). 2. Packed In. 3. I Would Fix You (Mint Gun Club Remix).


CD2 Tracklisting: 1. I Would Fix You (Album version). 2. Rough Boys and Modern Girls. 3. I Would Fix You (DJ Downfall mix).

  • "Stay in the Sun" (on Emi - 1998)

  • CD1 (digipack) Tracklisting: 1. Stay In The Sun (Radio edit). 2. Hooray For Everything. 3. Stay In The Sun (Remix).


CD2 Tracklisting: 1. Stay In The Sun (Album Version). 2. Save Your Kisses For Me (''Brotherhood Of Men'' cover). 3. Stay In The Sun (Maxwell Implosion Influenza remix).


Other Releases


  • Walrus (demo) ''(on Signal Vs Noise compilation - 1994)''


  • Rebel Assault ''(on Electric Jet Mission compilation - 1995'')


  • Gary II ''(on The Camden Crawl compilation - 1995)''


  • Come Out 2Nite (live) ''(on Phoenix The Album compilation - 1997)''


  • It Started With a Kiss (feat. Errol Brown) ''(on Come Again compilation - 1997)''



Misc Songs

''Other songs performed on radio sessions include:''

  • Un-named Acoustic Song


  • Letter To Memphis ( Pixies cover)



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