The Kooks
Konk

THE REVIEW

Second studio effort for the young British band from the beautiful Brighton. The young and promising The Kooks led by the group’s leader and voice, Luke Pritchard, try to continue their excellent ascent in the indie-rock scene with this new album titled "Konk", which takes its curious name from the recording studio where it was made. There are high expectations after the very successful first record, "Inside in - Inside out", but perhaps it’s fair to say that too much anticipation has played a bad trick on many admirers of this band as it seems there is nothing frighteningly new under the Brighton sun...

The album opens with "See the sun", a classic Kooks piece, an excellent choice as the opening track, alternating intimate moments with pure frenzy that highlight the golden voice of young Luke. The second track is the already famous "Always where I need to be", a single hit that aims to strongly propose itself as the new "Naive", an energetic track and perhaps, I would venture to say, the only gem of this record.

Jumping here and there within the album, between the ballad "Mr.Maker", the rockish, velvety rhythm of "Do you Wanna" and the insipid, almost boring "Gap", we arrive at the second musical moment of note on the album: "Love it all" which calmly proposes itself as a potential second single, a track that with its relaxing rhythm will be ready to accompany you on sunny summer afternoons.

The third and final part of the album doesn’t present any particular surprises: it flows pleasantly without astonishing or leaving indelible marks, it seems like listening to something already heard and proposed by The Kooks. A track of note is the semi-acoustic ballad that closes the whole "Tick of time," which curiously sees the entire band come together with instruments and voice in a well-executed mix that positively closes an album not to be thrown away as it is pleasant especially for those who want to approach indie music starting from the most comfortable of easy-listening, but certainly not to be framed and venerated in one’s room!

Track-list:

"See the sun"

"Always where I need to be"

"Mr.Maker"

"Do you wanna"

"Gap"

"Love it all"

"Stormy Weather"

"Sway"

"Shine on"

"Down to the market"

"One last time"

"Tick of time"