Junk Of The Heart

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Ultratop.be – The Kooks – Junk of the Heart" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 September 2014. On 21 November 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. [43] To coincide with the tour, on 31 March 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. [44] 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." [45]

British talent dominates IFPI European awards". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. 9 October 2006. Archived from the original on 21 August 2009 . Retrieved 25 September 2009. a b c d Belardi, Brian. "The Kooks: Inside In/Inside Out". Prefix. Archived from the original on 25 September 2009 . Retrieved 15 June 2009. The Kooks released their second album, Konk, 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. [28] Prior to releasing the album, in an interview with NME, lead singer Luke Pritchard had claimed to have 80-90 songs written for the album, stating, "I want this album to be big……I'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". [29] 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. [28]In April 2009, The Kooks revealed to BBC's Newsbeat that they were working on their third studio album. Frontman Luke Pritchard told Newsbeat, "We kind of barricaded ourselves in the countryside for a few weeks—stayed at some friends' who have a cottage in Norfolk." By August 2010, initial recording sessions had been produced by Jim Abbiss ( Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, Adele), with songs such as "Weight of the World", "Winds of Change", "Window to the Soul", "Strange One", "Rainbow", "Carried Away" and "The Saboteur" in contention for the album. Pritchard stated that the band's sound had changed drastically with the presence of new bassist Peter Denton and drummer Chris Prendergast, both of whom had joined The Kooks during the Konk touring cycle. [1] The Kooks – Down". Indie Shuffle. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016 . Retrieved 16 November 2016. The Hoffer sessions also saw the return of original drummer Paul Garred, who had previously left the band due to nerve damage in his left arm but had recovered sufficiently to be involved in the recording, if not the writing. [3] "The way that we work is that we’ll write and record together, but he doesn’t feel comfortable on the road at the moment. But who knows in the future," said Pritchard regarding Garred's involvement with the band after the album's release. [4] Prendergast resumed touring with the band leading up to the album's release in September 2011, while Garred was involved in promotional duties, including press photos, interviews, videos and live sessions. By October, Denny Weston Jr. - who played percussion during the album recording sessions - had replaced Prendergast as tour drummer and would retain the position until mid-2012, while Garred would leave the band permanently in November 2011. [5] From summer 2012 to mid-2013, the remainder of the Junk of the Heart touring cycle would be completed with former Golden Silvers drummer Alexis Nunez, who would eventually become a full member of the band and be involved in their next studio album, Listen.

The band's debut album Inside In/Inside Out was touted as a typical Britpop record, and was influenced by the Libertines, Thin Lizzy, The Police and containing elements of the 60s British pop movement. [2] Pritchard's lyrical style was compared to that of a "younger, less pathetic version of Pete Doherty's mush-mouth style". [2] 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 The Sunday Business Post. [12] Meanwhile, nerve damage in drummer Garred’s arm meant he had to be replaced on tour and in the studio by Chris Prendergast. After initial recording sessions were scrapped, Garred returned and managed to record The Kooks' third studio album, entitled Junk of the Heart, which was released on 12 September 2011. But after initial promotional appearances, Garred permanently left the band in November 2011. The Kooks eventually recruited former Golden Silvers member Alexis Nuñez as their new drummer. On 8 April 2017, the Kooks decided to start the tour with two warm up shows in their spiritual home of Brighton, a matinee gig at The Prince Albert pub and The Haunt in the evening; both these sold out within two hours on the day of the gig. They subsequently performed at the Isle of Wight Festival 2017. [47] Let's Go Sunshine (2018) [ edit ] a b Stanley, Kevin (16 August 2006). "The Kooks come to the Farm". BBC . Retrieved 26 September 2009. Cowdry, Caitlin (20 March 2008). "The Kooks Announce Double Album Release". MTV. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012 . Retrieved 26 September 2009.

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Elisa Bray (28 March 2014). "The Kooks interview: They've returned in their own way – Features – Music". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022 . Retrieved 1 August 2014. a b c d e Lloyd, Jeremy (2005). "Interview with The Kooks". MusicOMH. Archived from the original on 7 June 2009 . Retrieved 15 June 2009.

Renshaw, David (24 April 2014). "The Kooks announce new album 'Listen' ". NME . Retrieved 24 April 2014. However, after working on six songs with Abbiss, the band decided to part ways with the producer because "we felt that it wasn’t the right direction — we were going down a road we’d already gone down. We felt that we weren’t progressing," said Pritchard. [2] After Pritchard voiced his concerns to Tony Hoffer, producer of the band's first two albums, Hoffer suggested that the band "needed to open new doors in terms of production and instrumentation." This inspired Pritchard to re-write and re-record the whole album with Hoffer as producer, after initial hesitation from the other band members who were concerned that working with Hoffer again would lead to repeating the sound of the first two albums. [2] Dutchcharts.nl – The Kooks – Junk of the Heart" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 September 2014.a b O'Regan, Nadine (4 May 2008). "The Kooky crew". Sunday Business Post. Archived from the original on 2 July 2008 . Retrieved 6 October 2009. a b Brennan, Nate (7 September 2011). "The Kooks Debut Two New Songs". Spin . Retrieved 18 April 2021.