The Kooks rode to the top of the alternative rock airwaves with their uber-catchy hit "Naive" last year, and their sophomore release "Konk" proves that these guitar-pop loving brits are anything but.
The album starts off strong with "See the Sun" a likely canidate for first single, and while there isn't a song as catchy as "Naive" the album rocks along with an admirable pop sensibility. The songs blend into each other with catchy rythms often suppimented by the solid guitar work of the band's guitarist.
The album starts off strong with "See the Sun" a likely canidate for first single, and while there isn't a song as catchy as "Naive" the album rocks along with an admirable pop sensibility. The songs blend into each other with catchy rythms often suppimented by the solid guitar work of the band's guitarist.
Songs like "Mr. Maker" and "Do You Wanna" would be easy to dismiss as typical cut and paste pop rock songs if they weren't so well played and immediately likable and that likability proves to be the Kooks biggest asset.
Their sound is essentially nothing new. Equal parts new bands The Libertines, The Strokes and older Brit bands, The Kinks, the Kooks prove to have the formula for their sound down.
The highlights of the album come with the back to back songs "Stormy Weather" & "Sway" which represent the half way point of the album and are my personal favorites. However, any of the songs on this album could be your favorite, as they are all of equal quality.
Solid album. Look forward to hearing more about this band in the years that come as they are young and will have plenty of time to grow.
Rating: 3.5/5
Tracks:
Stormy Weather
See the Sun (Live Acoustic)
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