What is a Kovak? Is it a type of cleaning product, a bald lollipop loving detective, a name change for Kodak? No, Kovak are a five piece electro pop powerhouse that hail from the beaches of Brighton. Kovak are currently riding an electric powered wave that they have built up from hosting a regular club night Electric City Lights in their native Brighton . The beginning of 2009 is set to be Kovak's hectic scramble to make it in to the limelight and with their debut single Electric City Lights, they have set a standard for the fun-loving bouncy lyrics that Kovak want to release on the world.

So those of a male persuasion could be forgiven for disregarding Kovak due to their penchant for pink, glitter, leg warmers. With the title of the album 'Heroes & High Heels' they may as well plonk a "CAMP" stamp on the pink album cover of and use the CD as a Frisbee, whilst they do more manly thing such as burp etc.

However this would be a mistake as this five piece electro indie band are not all giggles and candy floss. This is demonstrated on the more cynical songs such as ‘Never find love in the nightclub’ and ‘Numb’ where Kovak show a darker more pensive side of the band. However Heroes & High Heels quickly returns to its normal neon fare on tunes such as ‘I love the dance floor‘. Ok Hereos & High heels is the wrong place to look for thought provoking lyrics, however over its brief existence of 40 minutes the current of the album is consistent without falling in to a monotony of noise and synthesizers.

This is showcased on the leading single 'Electric City Lights', which seems on first listen heavily indebted to Blondie and that in conjunction with the cover of Atomic would seem to confirm the suspicions, although on closer inspection it takes the form of a homage rather than a cheap replica. Furthermore on the single ‘Time is running out’ you could be forgiven for thinking Goldfrapp have gatecrashed the party but once again Kovak have simply amalgamated an existing sound with their own.

Bottom line: Novocaine for the aching feet, if this comes on at the end of the night, a hero or not, if you're asking I'm dancing.