Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. See The Sun
2. Always Where I Need To Be
3. Mr. Maker
4. Do You Wanna
5. Gap
6. Love It All
7. Stormy Weather
8. Sway
9. Shine On
10. Down To the Market
11. One Last Time
12. Tick Of Time (+ hidden track `All Over Town')

Disc 2:

1. Watching The Ships Roll In
2. Eaten By Your Lover
3. No Longer
4. Fa La La La La
5. Nothing Ever Changes
6. By My Side
7. Hatful Of Love
8. See The Sun (Alternate Version)
9. Brooklyn (Home Demo)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #96350 in Music
• Released on: 2008-04-15
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Limited Edition

Album Description
Deluxe version of The Kooks "Konk" with bonus disc includes acoustic versions of 2 "Konk" tracks and five exclusive tracks

Amazon.co.uk
Konk, the second album from indie pop starlets The Kooks, will appeal to those who enjoyed the catchier, hookier elements of their best-selling debut Inside In/Inside Out. For the band are more "pop" than "indie" this time around, and Konk is an overt attempt at winning even more chart-topping kudos: and it's not a bad attempt at that. Recorded over a six-week period at the end of 2007 (in Ray Davies' Konk Studios in London), the album's first single "Always Where I Need to Be" is as insouciantly catchy as a contemporary rock band can get, while tracks like opener "See the Sun," and "Mr. Maker", with its infectious hand claps, are equally accessible. There's tougher fare like "Sway", which show the boys can blast it when they want, but the album generally plays it safe, grappling (clumsily in places) with themes of love and sex, and revealing not a great deal of musical or lyrical depth in the process (see "Do You Wanna"). The album runs out of steam towards the end, and though fans of their earlier material will love it, fussier indie fans will probably point their ears towards something less contrived. --Danny McKenna

Customer Reviews

The band comes out with a Kook-y release with Konk
I am a big fan of the first album, first off, so my review is slightly biased. The album isn't quite as good as the first, but there's something there that makes me like it ...A LOT!

The new album goes a little more electric, making the Kooks stray from the acoustic indie rock that really made them famous on Inside In/Inside Out. ...But don't let that get you down. They definitely make up for it with their great hooks and songwriting abilities. I love their upbeat songs. The stand out songs seem to be Always Where I Need To Be, Mr. Maker, Sway, and Down To The Market.

The bonus disc, entitled RAK, is a great addition, especially for only a couple of bucks more. It has some really good "B-Sides" and demos on it, but the songs didn't go with the actual album (So I guess it's a good thing they didn't include them on there). It showcases some really good stuff.

I hope this review helps. I can't wait to see what they can do with this album when I see them live this summer.

Great
Very good album from The Kooks, personally the debut was maybe one straw sharper but this one also very very good.

The Kooks Shine on Konk
Brighton four-piece The Kook's sophmore album 'Konk' is a huge success, almost every song is catchy with a sing along tune. The band are back in full force, sans the original bassist with this very upbeat indie pop album. A lot of passion has been cramed into the Kook's second offering, highlights include Always Where I Need To Be, Mr. Maker, Sway & Shine.