The idea for the group came during e-mail correspondence that began with a fan message from Treasure, who lived in California, to Gamble in New York.[1][2] The duo began working on music with Cunniff, whose role was described as "muse/sage/groove godmother", and production team Pop-Rox.[2]
In 2003, the group joined Erasure on their North American tour and, in an attempt to raise their profile among gay listeners, took a float in New York City's gay pride parade.[3] They then recorded the tracks "Dreams Can Be" and "Welcome Home" for the video game Monster Rancher 4.
Punk Debutante was their only studio album, released on July 1, 2003 to mixed reviews. Rolling Stone gave the album two stars out of five, remarking, "The boogie's is in their hearts, but with too many same-y beats, the Cooler Kids get stuck in a groove they can't get out of."[4] A review in City Pages also expressed mixed feelings.[5] The Honolulu Star-Bulletin was more positive, calling several of the album's tracks "examples of what perfect dance pop should sound like".[1]
The group dissolved in 2005 when boygirl_ was formed as a side project, which lasted until 2008 when Treasure departed from the group to become the lead singer for rock band Shiny Toy Guns.
^ abGary C. W. Chun (July 5, 2003). "Catchy 'Debutante' packs pop dance with disco fluff". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
^ ab. Filter. Archived from the original on 2007-05-10. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
^Arjan Timmermans (July 4, 2003). . Washington Blade. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
^Gil Kaufman (July 24, 2003). "Cooler Kids: Punk Debutante". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-04-27.[dead link]
^Dylan Hicks (July 23, 2003). . City Pages. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
January 01, 1970
cooler, kids, were, group, from, brooklyn, york, formed, 2002, producer, gamble, vocalist, sisely, treasure, former, luscious, jackson, singer, bassist, jill, cunniffsisely, treasure, gamblebackground, informationoriginbrooklyn, york, united, statesgenrespop, . Cooler Kids were a pop group from Brooklyn New York formed in 2002 by producer Kaz Gamble vocalist Sisely Treasure and former Luscious Jackson singer amp bassist Jill CunniffCooler KidsSisely Treasure and Kaz GambleBackground informationOriginBrooklyn New York United StatesGenresPop house electroYears active2002 2005LabelsDreamworks RecordsPast membersKaz GambleSisely TreasureJill Cunniff They were signed to Dreamworks Records The idea for the group came during e mail correspondence that began with a fan message from Treasure who lived in California to Gamble in New York 1 2 The duo began working on music with Cunniff whose role was described as muse sage groove godmother and production team Pop Rox 2 In 2003 the group joined Erasure on their North American tour and in an attempt to raise their profile among gay listeners took a float in New York City s gay pride parade 3 They then recorded the tracks Dreams Can Be and Welcome Home for the video game Monster Rancher 4 Punk Debutante was their only studio album released on July 1 2003 to mixed reviews Rolling Stone gave the album two stars out of five remarking The boogie s is in their hearts but with too many same y beats the Cooler Kids get stuck in a groove they can t get out of 4 A review in City Pages also expressed mixed feelings 5 The Honolulu Star Bulletin was more positive calling several of the album s tracks examples of what perfect dance pop should sound like 1 The track All Around the World charted on the Billboard Dance Chart and was featured in The Lizzie McGuire Movie the pilot episode of teen drama The O C and the video game NHL 12 The track E Is For Everybody was featured in the Disney Channel film Kim Possible A Sitch In Time and on the soundtrack for the film Uptown Girls The group dissolved in 2005 when boygirl was formed as a side project which lasted until 2008 when Treasure departed from the group to become the lead singer for rock band Shiny Toy Guns See also editLuscious JacksonReferences edit a b Gary C W Chun July 5 2003 Catchy Debutante packs pop dance with disco fluff Honolulu Star Bulletin Retrieved 2007 04 27 a b Artists to watch Cooler Kids Filter Archived from the original on 2007 05 10 Retrieved 2007 04 27 Arjan Timmermans July 4 2003 Cooler Kids eclectic pop Washington Blade Archived from the original on 2007 09 30 Retrieved 2007 04 27 Gil Kaufman July 24 2003 Cooler Kids Punk Debutante Rolling Stone Retrieved 2007 04 27 dead link Dylan Hicks July 23 2003 Cooler Kids Punk Debutante City Pages Archived from the original on September 27 2007 Retrieved 2007 04 27 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cooler Kids amp oldid 1194027807, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
