Blog: what's that noise???!

Despite reams of online hype and commercial anticipation, the release of the Cool Kids' debut EP still radiated sonic excitement, a blast at once sharp, funny, and intimate. Here, after all, is a triumph of absolute aestheticism. The name fulfills itself, not just in that these kids do seem pretty cool (all 16-bit name-drops and shoe talk), but because musically each moment — each immaculately chosen drum hit, each spare sci-fi sonic embellishment, each depth-charge punch line — is precision-placed for maximum efficacy. Which is to say, though the point may be a bit moot, maximum coolness. read [...]