April 14th will see the release of ‘Konk’, the eagerly awaited new album from The Kooks. It is their second album, and the follow-up to their hugely successful 2006 debut ‘Inside In/Inside Out’ which sold some two million copies worldwide and spawned massive singles ‘She Moves In Her Own Way’, ‘You Don’t Love Me’, ‘Sofa Song’, ‘Eddie’s Gun’, ‘Ooh La’ and ‘Naïve’. ‘Konk’ was recorded over a six week period at the tail-end of 2007 in Ray Davies’ Konk Studios in north London, plus a week at Los Angeles’ Sound Factory. The sessions once again united the group with esteemed producer Tony Hoffer (Beck/Air/The Fratellis). Explaining how he came to suggest the album title, guitarist Hugh says, ‘I just started thinking how cool the studio is, and how much of a part of our sound it is.’‘Konk’ features twelve tracks. There’s ‘Gap’ which is classic Kooks, and ‘Shine On’ which finds Luke exploring hitherto unchartered lyrical territory over the loveliest of melodies. It’s destined to become another lynchpin in The Kooks’ live set. First single ‘Always Where I Need To Be’ is a tumbling rocker with a ‘do-do-do, do-do-do-do’ refrain that might just be the catchiest thing they’ve ever done. ‘Sway’ and ‘Mr Maker’ are other album highlights. As well as headlining the NME Shockwaves show at The Astoria on Feb 25th, The Kooks have just announced a 10 date tour of the UK in April. They will also play second headline at The Isle Of Wight Festival in June. Watch this space for news of further festival appearances. The Kooks will release ‘Konk’ on April 14th on Virgin Records, preceded by their new single ‘Always Where I Need To Be’ on March 31st.
The Kooks
The Kooks release new album, Konk
April 14th will see the release of ‘Konk’, the eagerly awaited new album from The Kooks. It is their second album, and the follow-up to their hugely successful 2006 debut ‘Inside In/Inside Out’ which sold some two million copies worldwide and spawned massive singles ‘She Moves In Her Own Way’, ‘You Don’t Love Me’, ‘Sofa Song’, ‘Eddie’s Gun’, ‘Ooh La’ and ‘Naïve’. ‘Konk’ was recorded over a six week period at the tail-end of 2007 in Ray Davies’ Konk Studios in north London, plus a week at Los Angeles’ Sound Factory. The sessions once again united the group with esteemed producer Tony Hoffer (Beck/Air/The Fratellis). Explaining how he came to suggest the album title, guitarist Hugh says, ‘I just started thinking how cool the studio is, and how much of a part of our sound it is.’‘Konk’ features twelve tracks. There’s ‘Gap’ which is classic Kooks, and ‘Shine On’ which finds Luke exploring hitherto unchartered lyrical territory over the loveliest of melodies. It’s destined to become another lynchpin in The Kooks’ live set. First single ‘Always Where I Need To Be’ is a tumbling rocker with a ‘do-do-do, do-do-do-do’ refrain that might just be the catchiest thing they’ve ever done. ‘Sway’ and ‘Mr Maker’ are other album highlights. As well as headlining the NME Shockwaves show at The Astoria on Feb 25th, The Kooks have just announced a 10 date tour of the UK in April. They will also play second headline at The Isle Of Wight Festival in June. Watch this space for news of further festival appearances. The Kooks will release ‘Konk’ on April 14th on Virgin Records, preceded by their new single ‘Always Where I Need To Be’ on March 31st.
The Kooks