The Kooks
Konk

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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.

1.     See The Sun
2.     Always Where I Need To Be
3.     Mr. Maker
4.     Do You Wanna
5.     Gap
6.     Love It All
7.     Stormy Weather
8.     Sway
9.     Shine On
10.     Down To The Market
11.     One Last Time
12.     Tick Of Time
13.     All Over Town

CD 2
Watching The Ships Roll In
Eaten By Your Lover
No Longer
Fa La La La La
Nothing Ever Changes
By My Side
Hatful Of Love
See The Sun (Alternate Version)
Brooklyn (Home Demo)