Konk isn’t supposed to be out until tomorrow (April 15th), but I’ve somehow managed to get my dirty hands on a copy of The Kooks latest album. To say I’ve been looking forward to this album would be a huge understatement. Their first album Inside In/Inside Out was one of the best albums of 2006; Seaside, Naive and I want you all got massive airplay with Naive being one of my most requested songs during the end of 2006.

I listened to their first album, A LOT and I was nervously when the kooks finally gave their fans a release date. Would the new album live up to the hype that had built since their first release? Or would the album suck big ones like so many second albums do?

All that being said, I’ve listened to this new album on loop for the last three or four hours and it’s really good. There isn’t a standout on the album, but if I had to pick my favorite it’d have to be “See the Sun”, although their first single “Always where I need to be” is also good shit.

Rating: 87/100

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Listen to The Kooks - Always where I need to be

Listen to The Kooks - See the Sun