Boy Kill Boy - Suzie

Just what we need - another quartet of pretty-boy poseurs with riffs as spiky as their coiffeured locks. Boy Kill Boy may prove more credible than the ramshackle fashionistas from London's Rhythm Factory but the early signs are not promising. Second single Suzie is a polished romp that clones the buoyancy of Maximo Park without the quirky benevolence. It knowingly fulfils the trendy checklist of the MySpace scenester, leaving the odour of "McPunk" to linger insidiously in the air. Instead of setting the indie world alight Boy Kill Boy only manages to singe the end of its immaculately straightened hair. [Billy Hamilton]