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Contents • • • • • • • • • • Writing and recording [ ] As early as October 2006, nine months after the release of their platinum debut album, lead singer Luke Pritchard was already claiming that The Kooks' second album would be 'fucking amazing. We're going to take our time and release it when we feel it's ready.'

In January 2007, it was reported that The Kooks had returned to their studio in Brighton to begin work on the album, with Pritchard admitting that they had 'tons of new tunes.' The album was recorded with producer Tony Hoffer at in London, with the band taking advantage of their debut album's success by having a bigger recording budget that enabled them to use better equipment. 'We wanted this album to sound more epic than the last one,' said Pritchard. Being fans of, The Kooks were excited by the prospect of recording at a studio started and run by their idols. 'When we got here first we were very excited because this building has yielded some amazing music -- stuff that I still listen to all the time. You can't help but be inspired by making an album here,' said Pritchard.

The band had been prolific songwriters during their two years on tour, and even considered making their sophomore effort a double album. However, tensions would occur due to bassist Max Rafferty, who had previously left the band for nine months due to health issues before returning in January 2007.

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'Max had been in and out of the group for a while, but his whole way of being wasn’t conducive to being in a band. Creatively, it fell apart in the studio. There were some great moments, but it was difficult because Max wasn’t always around. Sometimes it felt like we were doing the album with one hand behind our backs,' said Pritchard.

The band's issues with Rafferty eventually came to a head and he was fired on 29 January 2008 after the album's completion and before its release. Remarking on Rafferty's sacking, Pritchard commented, 'In my opinion he's going through a lot in his life, and being in a band doesn't help that kind of stuff.' In another interview, guitarist Hugh Harris added, 'You’ve got to believe in what you’re doing. You’ve got to have some sort of drive. If you don’t think the music you’re playing is the best in the world then why would you be in that band?' Rafferty's departure made the band consider splitting up, but they soon reconvened with, formerly of, a fellow Brighton band that also shared management with The Kooks.

On 2 March 2008, Logan participated in a -produced recording session at that yielded RAK, a nine-song disc that was packaged with the special edition of Konk. Promotion [ ] Konk was released on 11 April 2008 and went on to debut on the UK Albums Chart at number one with first week sales of 65,901 units.[31] The album also spawned three top 50 hits including their highest chart performer to date, 'Always Where I Need to Be', which peaked at number three. In the United States, it reached number 41 on the Billboard 200 and the album's first single, 'Always Where I Need to Be', peaked at number 22 on the Alternative Songs chart.

The album was certified gold in both the UK and Ireland. Maker' was heard on the episode 'Winks', 'Do You Wanna' was featured on 's In the 18 episode of Season 1, 'Much I 'Do' about anything, while 'Love It All' was featured on the episode 'Chuck Versus the Seduction'. 'Always Where I Need to Be', 'See the Sun', 'Love It All', 'Shine On' and 'Mr. Maker' were all featured in the fourth series of the BBC 1 drama. 'Shine On' was used on a variety of commercials as well. After initially promoting the album with Logan until September 2008, bass duties for the remainder of the album cycle were taken over by Pete Denton, who had also previously filled in for Rafferty and would eventually become a full member of the band.

Drummer Paul Garred would also be forced to abandon touring for three months in mid-2008 due to an injury to his left arm; he was initially replaced on tour by Nick Millard (formerly of ) before returning. Garred then left again in late 2009, and Chris Prendergast, who had been the drummer for Kooks tourmate, joined in 2010 as both live drummer and band member during initial sessions for the next album. Reception [ ] said with Konk, The Kooks 'explores pop and rock in all their glory,' while described their second album as 'a little contrived with the recycling of old guitar lines and intros.' Suggested the departure of Rafferty affected Konk 's production, stating ' Konk is the sound of a band in disarray, unsuccessfully attempting to hold things together.' In 2011, responding to claims that he had left the band due to drug abuse, Rafferty insisted that the real reason for his departure was because he 'didn't think Konk was very good, and I said that.'

Further elaborating on these comments, he said that his dissatisfaction with the album was because 'it wasn’t written in the same way (as the first album) so there wasn’t the same vibe about it. We just didn’t collaborate on the songs in the same way as we did on the first one.' Track listing [ ] Konk CDV3043 No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. 'See the Sun'. • Pritchard • Max Rafferty 2:50 7.

'Stormy Weather' Pritchard 4:01 8. ' Pritchard 3:36 9. ' Pritchard 3:14 10. The Complete Book Of Running Fixx Pdf Reader on this page. 'Down to the Market' Pritchard 2:27 11. 'One Last Time' Pritchard 2:38 12. 'Tick of Time' Pritchard 4:25 13.

'All Over Town' (hidden track) Pritchard 3:14 iTunes Bonus Tracks No. Title Writer(s) Length 14. 'Bad Taste in My Mouth' (iTunes bonus track) Pritchard 3:27 15. 'Vicious' (iTunes pre-order bonus track) Pritchard 3:23 RAK CDVX3043 No. Title Writer(s) Length 1.

'Watching the Ships Roll In' Pritchard 3:21 2. 'Eaten By Your Lover' Garred 1:05 3.

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• Max Rafferty • Jan Piasecki • Paul Garred The Kooks are an band formed in 2004 in. The band currently consists of Luke Pritchard (/), Hugh Harris (/), Alexis Nunez (drums), and Peter Denton (). The original bassist was Max Rafferty, and the founding drummer was Paul Garred. The lineup of the band remained constant until the departure of Rafferty in 2008. Served as a temporary replacement, until Peter Denton joined the band permanently in October 2008. Early in 2010, Pritchard announced the departure of drummer Paul Garred, due to a nerve problem in his arm. Late in the year, Garred rejoined for studio sessions, however Chris Prendergast played drums when the band played live.

Garred finally left in November 2011 after the release of their third album, Junk of the Heart. In 2012, the band was accompanied on drums by Robden Alexis Nunez (from ), who eventually joined the band full-time. A self-described ' band, their music is primarily influenced by the 1960s movement and of the new millennium. With songs described as 'catchy as hell', the Kooks have experimented in several genres including,,,,, and more recently, and, being described once as a 'more energetic or a looser, maybe even a less severe at times'. Signed to just three months after forming, the Kooks broke into the musical mainstream with their debut album (2006).

The album was ultimately successful, achieving quadruple platinum status in the within a year and also overseas in the form of a platinum certification in and two times platinum in. The Kooks found themselves entering into mainstream media attention, with the band winning the award for Best UK & Ireland Act at the and picking up a nomination at for the single '. With their follow-up (2008) debuting at number one on the, it recorded first week sales of 65,000, achieving gold status in both the UK and Ireland. Their third studio album, entitled, was released on 12 September 2011. Their most recent album was released on 8 September 2014 and debuted at No. Garred, Pritchard and Harris met at the Three members (Garred, Pritchard and Harris) of the Kooks all met as students at the in Croydon, all three moving further south to join BIMM (where they met Rafferty who was from Brighton) in 2002. The inspiration to form a band came to Pritchard as he and Garred were out shopping for clothes one day in Primark as a joke.

Speaking to Garred said, 'we had a vision on how we wanted the band to look and stuff—so we bought some clothes and these hats, it was fun.' Sharing a love of,,, and, Pritchard got Harris and Rafferty involved under the guise of a school music project.

Pritchard himself said 'We got together just on a whim, really.' With a strong demo of their material Garred and Pritchard went in search of a gig, and according to Garred, they were able to book their first show simply because the landlord liked their hats. 'So we went in to get a gig, we don't have a demo blid burnt, and this guy told us, 'Well, you can't get a gig if you don't have a demo, but I like your hats, so I'm going to give you a gig', said Garred. However, the band was unable to make the performance as they were finishing off their demo at the time. Taking their name from the, Pritchard revealed the first song they ever played as a group was a of ' song '.

The Kooks recorded an demo, sending it out in search of; they instead received offers from managers and record companies. The band had only been together as a group for four months when they signed with, after being spotted by several label scouts at the Brighton Free Butt Festival in 2005. In an interview with, Pritchard revealed 'It was really quick how it all happened, we did a demo with a mate of ours in London, which we sent off to one guy to get some gigs, and he turned out to be a manager. He rung us up and it kind of went from there.' The members of the band have since revealed that they felt they weren’t ready at the time, 'We were way too early to sign a record deal. We were really young, we'd been together like two or three months, so we really didn't want to sign.

But then we thought it's a really good opportunity and Virgin seemed like really cool people - they just seemed to really understand where we were coming from.,' said Pritchard, who has also complimented the space the record label allowed for the band to grow, 'They were patient with us and let us develop our style, whatever it was.' Inside In/Inside Out (2005–2007) [ ]. Main article: Rafferty was fired from the band on 31 January 2008, after a series of absences due to illness and long-standing rumours about his place in the band; was also quoted as one of the reasons for his departure. Rafferty subsequently refuted these claims, saying that he had been fired from the band because he 'didn't think Konk was very good, and I said that.' , bassist with a local band Cat the Dog, was drafted in as a temporary replacement for Rafferty.

After the departure of Rafferty, the band had considered splitting up. Singer Luke Pritchard had told 's Something for the Weekend that 'Splitting does go through your mind. It's hard to let go of something you care about so much. We have fans to think of.'

Pritchard also discussed the possibility of Dan Logan joining the band as their new bassist, 'It's been really strange for us but it's something that had to happen. Dan hasn’t joined the band properly yet. We're trying him out, but I love playing with him.' In October 2008, - who had previously filled in for Rafferty during the Inside In/Inside Out touring cycle - was chosen as the permanent bassist. Harris and Pritchard at Summercase 2008 in Barcelona The Kooks released their second album,, in April 2008.

The record was named after the studio where it was recorded and produced by Tony Hoffer, who worked on the band's debut album, Inside In/Inside Out. Prior to releasing the album, in an interview with, lead singer Luke Pritchard had claimed to have 80-90 songs written for the album, stating, 'I want this album to be bigI've got an ego, I want the album to do well. I want our singles to come on the radio and for people to literally have their heads blown off by them'. Recorded over a total of seven weeks in London and Los Angeles Pritchard told NME the band had wanted more input into their second album. 'Tony's a genius, but this time we wanted more involvement in the production,' said Pritchard. Konk went on to debut on the at number one with first week sales of 65,901 units. The album also spawned three top 50 hits including their highest chart performer to date, ', which peaked at number three.

In the United States, it reached number 41 on the and the album's first single, ', peaked at number 22 on the chart. The album was certified gold in both the UK and Ireland. A second limited edition two disc version of Konk entitled was also released. The name was taken from the London studio where The Kooks recorded seven new live tracks along with the and Mike Crossey, producer for. Said with Konk, The Kooks 'explores pop and rock in all their glory,' while described their second album as 'a little contrived with the recycling of old guitar lines and intros.'

Suggested the departure of Rafferty affected Konk 's production, stating ' Konk is the sound of a band in disarray, unsuccessfully attempting to hold things together.' Junk of the Heart (2009–2013) [ ]. Performing at, January 2012 In April 2009, the Kooks revealed to BBC's that they were working on their third studio album. Drummer Paul Garred left the band in late 2009, due to a nerve problem in his arm, and was temporarily replaced initially by Nicholas Millard from the band, then Chris Prendergast for live shows.

However, Paul returned for the recording sessions in late 2010, while continuing to not tour with the band, as Pritchard recently stated his injury 'turned more into a psychological thing' whereby he 'feels uncomfortable playing for long periods of time' for fear of his arm 'flaring up'. One of the band's first main attempts at writing for this album together took place away from their usual surroundings, as frontman Luke Pritchard told Newsbeat, 'We kind of barricaded ourselves in the countryside for a few weeks—stayed at some friend's who have a cottage in Norfolk.' However, the band recently revealed that over two weeks there, the band only managed to make one new song: 'Eskimo Kiss'. After hiring and firing new producer (,, ) despite having some 'really good sessions together', the band returned to previous producer Tony Hoffer who gave them a 'new direction' and they recorded the album in a more contemporary style. In January 2011, Pritchard announced that they had recorded fourteen new tracks. The band announced via social media that they had finished the new album on 30 March, which was eventually announced as.

The first single taken from the album was 'Is It Me' for Europe and 'Junk of the Heart' elsewhere. The album was released in Europe on 9 September 2011 and in the U.K. On 12 September.

Garred appeared in the promotional videos for 'Is It Me' and 'Junk of the Heart', and performed with the band in live sessions for and. But for 2011 shows in the months prior to the album's release, Prendergast was still on drums, and when the band went on tour in October, they brought in session drummer Denny Weston who continued until mid-2012. Garred finally left the band in November, with Alexis Nunez (formerly of ) joining in mid-2012 as The Kooks' new touring drummer before eventually becoming a full member.

Listen (2014–2016) [ ]. Main article: On 20 April 2014 they released a new single titled '. Their new album,, was released on 8 September 2014. According to reports, singer Luke Pritchard and 25-year-old London-based hip hop producer Inflo share co-producing credits. This is their first album with new drummer Alexis Nunez. In an interview in July 2014, Pritchard stated that Listen includes more improvisation and found that “that kind of fearlessness when you make the first album kind of crept back in.” Upon its release, the album debuted at No. 16 on the, then fell to No. 57 the week after, and the next week dropped off the chart.

A remix album for Listen, entitled, was released on 4 December 2015. It features remixes by,, and among others. The critical reception towards the album was mixed, but some of the reviews rated it as a 'total fail both commercially and musically'. [ ] During the band's North America tour in mid-2015, Denton took two weeks of paternity leave to attend to the birth of his second son; Denny Weston, who was the Kooks' tour drummer prior to Nunez joining, filled in on bass.

So Far (2017) [ ]. Main article: On November 21 2016, the Kooks announced a 'Best Of' UK Tour to take place in April and May 2017 to mark their tenth anniversary as a band, in which they were planning to perform hits, b-sides and brand new music.

To coincide with the tour, on March 31 2017 the band announced the upcoming release of The Best of. So Far, as well as releasing 'Be Who You Are', one of two new songs included on the compilation. Pritchard stressed that this compilation and tour did not signal the end of the band, stating, 'It’s been the greatest pleasure to work, travel, fight, hate and love the best and most talented people I’ve met in my life. It’s the greatest job in the world and we don’t intend to stop any time soon.' The two new tracks were produced by, who has also been overseeing sessions for the band's next studio album.

Consisting of songs written by Pritchard while the other band members spent time with their families, the new album is deemed to be more of a band effort, as opposed to Listen which was constructed individually. 'This one’s very much 'us' – all rehearsing songs, all arranging songs, all playing together. It’s got the same sort of energy that we had on our first couple of albums, which we were probably running away from a little bit for a while, but now we’ve gone back to it,' said Pritchard. 'Brandon Friesen, our producer, has taken more of a production role than me, so I won’t be taking the credit. On Listen, me and Inflo worked together everyday. But this one’s been much more of a band record. It’s been far more collaborative.'

On the 8th April 2017, the Kooks decided to start the tour with 2 pre warm up shows in their spiritual home of Brighton, a matinee gig at The Prince Albert Pub & The Haunt in the evening, both these Sold out within 2 hours on the day of the gig. They subsequently performed at the Isle of Wight Festival 2017. Musical style and influences [ ].

'It's just like an idea, like a chorus, and then we just jam on it – it happens in loads of different ways. The best songs I find always come from the subconscious, like when you don't think. Not to be pretentious about it, but usually songs just blurt out rather than thinking about it.

I never write lyrics and then do a song, I find that really hard – that's like a real skill.' — Pritchard on The Kooks' song-writing The Kooks have mentioned drawing on a number of varied sources to create their sound, listing,, and among influences on songwriting style and musical presentation over the course of their four albums. The band's debut album was touted as a typical record, and was influenced by,, and containing elements of the 60s British pop movement. Pritchard’s lyrical style was compared to that of a 'younger, less pathetic version of mush-mouth style'.

The band themselves felt the album was not consistent in its direction. 'The first record was definitely genre-hopping. [.] The first album was finding its feet, it was gadabout', said Harris in an interview for. On the follow-up, the band attempted to find a more mature and polished sound.

Drawing on a much wider choice of material for the album (about 80 to 90 new songs had been accumulated within the band's repertoire by this stage), the band began to incorporate more a hard-edged focus into their music. Critics drew comparisons to the work of throughout the album, it being recorded at the studio owned. Also noted were the band’s growing similarities in musical direction to and the. 'I think we've made a dynamic album', Pritchard said. 'Every song has its own character. It's a good pop album.' The most recent album,, includes much more percussion and cross rhythms than previous material.

Pritchard described the band's most recent album as “percussion sonnets”. “The first couple albums I made I never really thought about rhythms, I focused on the recording and the lyrics”, Pritchard said. Retrieved 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2009-09-30. 3 November 2006.

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