Hoodoo Gurus "Kinky" 1991

"..plunders the sock drawers of pop history for their fifth album of inhumanly jolly and entertaining six-string rock..
"Having perfected their rollicking, genre-bending blend of kitschy garage-rock, power pop, psychedelia, surf and winsome balladry, the band went up against the early-'90s wave of angst and despair that swept away feel-good nostalgia and lost sight of its strengths. They began making records that didn't do its talent justice. By the end of the '90s, they were history.
Kinky is confident and proficient band, a batch of excellent songs but no new ideas. "Head in the Sand" starts things off on a poundingly aggressive note, while the ultra-pretty "Castles in the Air" has one of those chill-inducing hooks so rarely found in contemporary pop. Despite the album's meaningless title and the self- explanatory "Miss Freelove '69" (on which the group gamely indulges in retro flower-power shtick), Kinky is an innocuous delight. [Doug Brod/Ira Robbins]
Hoodoo Gurus:
Dave Faulkner - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards / Brad Shepherd - Guitar, Vocals / Rick Grossman - Bass, Backing Vocals / Mark Kingsmill - Drums and Metals / Guest Vocals on 'Brainscan' - Rob Younger / Backing Vocals on 'A Place In The Sun' - Stephanie Faulkner / Backing vocals on '1000 Miles Away' - Vicki Peterson / Additional percussion on 'Castles In The Air' - Sunil DeSilva.

trax:
1. Head in the Sand 2. Place in the Sun 3. Castles in the Air 4. Something's Coming 5. Miss Freelove '69 6. 1000 Miles Away 7. Desiree 8. I Don't Mind 9. Brainscan 10. Too Much Fun 11. Dressed in Black