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The Kooks - Konk
| Popmatters | The blokes from Brighton are back with their second album, Konk, the follow up to 2006’s Inside In/Inside Out. Their latest effort finds The Kooks picking up where they left off.
Scratch that. That’s not entirely true.
The band is still scarily good in spite of being relative youngsters with band members’ ages ranging between 21 and 23. Musically, they’ve maintained the same sound as on their debut, just a more finely tuned version of it. Then again, what would you expect from a bunch of former Brighton Institute of Modern Music students? ...full text |
| | Guardian | | They have lost their bass player, but with their second album the Kooks have found their feet. It takes its name from the studio where it was recorded, and although the parochial spirit of Ray Davies, its owner, is keenly felt on Mr Maker, the Brighton boys have their sights firmly set on world domination. The woolliness of their debut has been replaced with a determined pop sound that dips into hard-edged rock....full text |
| | Billboard | | The Kooks aren't exactly redefining the sound of British pop/rock on their sophomore album, but they certainly aren't giving it a bad name either. The midtempo "See the Sun" doesn't bring the heat as much as the title implies, but single "Always Where I Need to Be" is the real scorcher, with heavy guitar lines and Luke Pritchard's boyish yelp carrying the tune. "Do You Wanna," with the sublimely familiar refrain of "Do you wanna make love to me?," could be an easy commercial hit. But it's on tracks like "Gap" and "Tick of Time" where the young foursome earns its stripes, with stripped-down, soulful songs that show off its wit and musicianship. If nothing else, "Konk" is a fantastic primer for the band's spring U.S. tour....full text |
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