The Kooks

Genre: Brit Rock
Hometown: Brighton
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Taking their name from a David Bowie track on Hunky Dory, which in turn was a word the Dame was using to describe his infant son, The Kooks risked accusations of cute posing before even playing a note. Not to worry, though; these four Brits from the Brighton Institute of Modern Music proved perfectly capable of living up to their influences. Their finely tuned pop songwriting abilities, all jangly guitars and sing-along lyrics, were immediately apparent with their debut single "Naive," which singer Luke Pritchard claims to have written when he was 16. This hit helped their debut long player, 2006's Inside In/Inside Out, to achieve triple platinum in the UK, with sellout shows following in the US. In 2007 they announced that their pending second album would be produced by Tony Hoffer.

- Nicholas Baker

Taking their name from a David Bowie track on Hunky Dory, which in turn was a word the Dame was using to describe his infant son, The Kooks risked accusations of cute posing before even playing a note. Not to worry,...

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		Naive (3:23)
		She Moves In Her Own Way (2:49)
		Shine On (3:14)
		Always Where I Need To Be (2:41)
		Ooh La (3:29)
		Seaside (1:39)
		Do You Wanna (4:05)
		Sway (3:36)
		Mr. Maker (3:00)
		See The World (2:38)
		See The Sun (3:36)
		Sofa Song (2:13)
		Eddie's Gun (2:13)
		Gap (4:00)
		Stormy Weather (4:01)
		One Last Time (2:38)
		Matchbox (3:09)
		Love It All (2:50)
		You Don't Love Me (2:35)
		Down To The Market (2:26)

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		Naive (3:23)
		She Moves In Her Own Way (2:49)
		You Don't Love Me (2:35)
		Ooh La (3:29)
		Seaside (1:39)
		Hiding Low (2:03)
		Eddie's Gun (2:13)
		Bus Song (Single) (2:02)
		Sofa Song (2:13)
		Matchbox (3:09)