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Kid Creole & The Coconuts: Private Waters in the Great Divide (Columbia)

Hank Bordowitz, Spin, July 1990

EVEN WHEN August (Kid Creole) Darnell is writing for records, he's writing soundtracks. Historically, Kid Creole and the Coconuts' tunes worked well in concert, but since their 1980 debut on Ze, their records have been less than satisfying.

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