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- Inside In/Inside Out
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Luke Pritchard (vocals/guitar), Hugh Harris (guitar), Max Rafferty (bass), and Paul Garred (drums) generate the rubbishy garage rock sounds of the Kooks. Named after the song on David Bowie's Hunky Dory, the Kooks met while attending Brighton Music College in the mid-2000s. Each shared a liking for the Police, the Strokes, the Everly Brothers, and Funkadelic, and the bandmates began funneling such influences into their own sweet and precocious sound in 2005. Before the year's end, the British foursome was releasing singles for Virgin UK. "Eddie's Gun" and "Sofa Song" did moderately well on the U.K. singles chart; however, the romantic playfulness of "You Don't Love Me" eventually gave the band its first ever Top 20 hit.
The Kooks' debut full-length, Inside In/Inside Out, arrived in January 2006. The band's fifth single, "Naive," landed at number five by spring. Hot on the heels of their international success, the Kooks made their American performance debut at the annual South by Southwest conference in Austin, TX, in March, and the U.S. version of Inside In/Inside Out arrived on Astralwerks in October 2006. Two years later, the Kooks returned with Konk, an album they hoped had a "bigger" sound than their debut. The album's arrival coincided with the announcement that Rafferty had left the band and was replaced by former Cat the Dog bassist Dan Logan. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide
The Kooks' debut full-length, Inside In/Inside Out, arrived in January 2006. The band's fifth single, "Naive," landed at number five by spring. Hot on the heels of their international success, the Kooks made their American performance debut at the annual South by Southwest conference in Austin, TX, in March, and the U.S. version of Inside In/Inside Out arrived on Astralwerks in October 2006. Two years later, the Kooks returned with Konk, an album they hoped had a "bigger" sound than their debut. The album's arrival coincided with the announcement that Rafferty had left the band and was replaced by former Cat the Dog bassist Dan Logan. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide
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- By C2itlyn
- 3/28/2009 19:43:35
- I just heard of The Kooks yesterday. To me There just okay but I do love their song Sway. It's awsome. I'm listening to it as I write this. I think there accent is cool too.
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Love Them Live.
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- By WooooahNow
- 10/24/2008 00:27:46
- Saw them on Oct. 21, two days ago. I was sad about Paul not being there, but it was a stellar show.
I was front and center. When I shouted "I love your shoes." To Luke, he thanked me, and told me where her got them.
They are awesome. Definitely a favorite. - Be the first person to rate this comment!
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- By kaliyana
- 9/30/2008 18:15:47
- I just saw them live last night and they are even more amazing live than on the CDs!! I love it when that happens. Luke was very interactive and playful with the crowd, even singing happy birthday to a girl in the front.
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Luke Pritchard
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- By Iibido
- 8/25/2008 04:24:58
- The lead singer of The Kooks, Luke Pritchard, has a very unique voice and carries the band very well. He developed a speech impediment early on in life, but still produces amazing music with the band! Love these guys.
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Multi-Talented
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- By jhraback
- 8/3/2008 23:53:38
- From a nice, easy going song like to a harder, more fun song like , this band covers all of the bases. They are a great, all-around band that will satisfy you in any mood.
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