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Brighton, England (2004 – present)

“The Kooks” are an alternative rock band which formed in Brighton, England in 2004. The band currently consists of four members; Luke Pritchard (vocals, guitar), Hugh Harris (guitar), Peter Denton (bass) and Paul Garred (drums). They have released two studio albums; their 2006 debut Inside in/Inside Out peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart, and their 2008 follow up Konk reached number one.

The Kooks formed at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music, where they were all students. Lead singer and rhythm guitarist Luke Pritchard, got bassist Max Rafferty involved in a college project, which formed the base of the band. After getting lead guitarist Hugh Harris and drummer Paul Garred involved, they took their name from the song

Kooks on the 1971 David Bowie album Hunky Dory. When they tried to trademark the name, they found that in the late/mid 1990s a Swedish band by the same name released an album in Sweden called Too Much Is Not Enough.

The Kooks released a debut EP and played gigs around Brighton, where they were based at the time. They were signed to Virgin Records.

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1	Naïve full track	12,202
2	She Moves In Her Own Way full track	10,577
3	Ooh La full track	9,699
4	Seaside	9,345
5	Always Where I Need To Be full track	8,360
6	Sofa Song full track	6,745
7	You Don't Love Me	6,285
8	See the World	6,131
9	Shine On full track	5,695
10	Sway full track	5,493
11	Do You Wanna full track	5,214
12	Eddie's Gun full track	5,068
13	See The Sun full track	4,673
14	Matchbox	4,634
15	Mr. Maker full track	4,556

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like_poison wrote:
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r_o_l wrote:
yesterday afternoon

have sb got a full video from heineken festival ? i' d be appreciate ;)

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ampholyte wrote:
yesterday afternoon

love yaaaa especially luke ♥ ♥ ♥ LOVE THE KOOKS

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lindsatthedisco wrote:
yesterday morning

Oh, Luke. ♥

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pauvires wrote:
Thursday evening

maybe Poland?

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Annabelle_ wrote:
Thursday afternoon

they're awesome ♥

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july_julia wrote:
Wednesday evening

it will be grate, if they go to SPb)

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Anira_Sugar wrote:
Wednesday morning

The Kooks el grupo moderno por excelencia, sino lo escuchas no eres cool o lo que mejor que los modernos te mirarán como una mierda.

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booshas wrote:
Tuesday evening

they were fantastic at r&v on new year!

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Danger-ahead wrote:
Tuesday evening

Thx for new pic ^_^

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Tuesday evening

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EIeonorka wrote:
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Sway <3

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Danger-ahead wrote:
Tuesday evening

Даёшь СНГ?:))))

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Makuta312 wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

To Russia!

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Ser0reS wrote:
Monday evening

Love Seaside

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Monday afternoon

sway!

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Sunday afternoon

new pic uploaded! luv it <3

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Gius_ wrote:
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Kooks rocks a lot!!!! i'm the best listeners :):) ahaha i hope xD Luke you're divine :).

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