Given that Cooler Kids are the brainchild of a previously underground Brooklynite, DJ Kazimir, and Luscious Jackson bassist Jill Cuniff, you might expect them to be arty in a Williamsburg loft sort of way. Instead, the Kids’ retro sound is intended for 24-hour-party people who live to dance, little sister, dance. The beats are borrowed from ´70s disco and ´80s techno; the message is never deeper than the song titles themselves: "Viva La Fever," "Hook Up," and "E is for Everybody." Still, it´s hard not to get swept away by the soaring, infectious chorus of "All Around the World" or singer Sisely Treasure´s endlessly enthusiastic vocals. Clearly intended as a crossover dance-music smash, Punk Debutante is fun in the same half-goof way as earlier New York phenoms such as Tom Tom Club and Deee-lite.