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Reviews

The Kooks + The Morning Benders

By Timothy G. Merello

Please do not assume that the Kooks are backward glancing nostalgia mongers. Rather, place them as purveyors of timeless music, stuck firmly in the continuum of British rock performers such as Donovan, the aforementioned Kinks, the Stones, and the Yardbirds [25 June 2008]

The Kooks: Konk

By Lana Cooper

The Kooks step into Ray Davies' studio, name an album after it, and come away with a disc full of punchy riffs, chords, and provocative lyrics. [14 April 2008]

The Kooks: Inside In / Inside Out

By Jon Garrett

Not ones to be bashful or to hold back, Brighton’s The Kooks open with a whiplash-inducing clutch of certain singles. [25 January 2006]