Sonik Kicks

Sonik Kicks
Studio album by
Released19 March 2012 (2012-03-19)
Recorded2010–11
StudioBlack Barn Studios, Woking, Surrey
GenreRock, alternative rock, electronic rock[1]
LabelIsland
Producer
  • Paul Weller
  • Simon Dine
Paul Weller chronology
Wake Up the Nation
(2010)
Sonik Kicks
(2012)
More Modern Classics
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The A.V. ClubB−[4]
The Guardian[5]
NME8/10[6]
Pitchfork6.5/10[7]
PopMatters8/10[8]

Sonik Kicks is the eleventh studio album from Paul Weller, an English singer-songwriter and former member of The Jam; it was released on 19 March 2012. The album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart beating David Guetta's Nothing But the Beat to the top spot by just 250 copies.[9]

  1. ^ "Sonik Kicks". Pitchfork.
  2. ^ "Reviews and Tracks for Sonik Kicks by Paul Weller". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sonik Kicks - Paul Weller". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  4. ^ Heller, Jason (3 April 2012). "Paul Weller: Sonic Kicks". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  5. ^ Simpson, Dave (15 March 2012). "Paul Weller: Sonik Kicks – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  6. ^ Nicolson, Barry (16 March 2012). "Paul Weller – 'Sonik Kicks'". NME. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  7. ^ Tangari, Joe. "Paul Weller: Sonik Kicks". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  8. ^ Schurr, Maria (19 March 2012). "Paul Weller: Sonik Kicks". PopMatters. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  9. ^ Paul Weller narrowly beats David Guetta to score album No.1 - Music News - Digital Spy