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The Kooks are out in the streets
Oh were gonna steal your signs .
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To contact me: amy04_05@hotmail.com
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The Kooks are a British indie rock band.
The band 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 chose a band name from the 1971 David Bowie album Hunky Dory, entitled "Kooks". It should be noted that when Virgin tried to trademark the name, they found that in the late/mid 1990s a Swedish band by the same name released a single in Sweden called "Too Much of Nothing".
The Kooks released a debut EP and played Brighton's Free Butt festival, and were instantly signed to Virgin Records. Pritchard has claimed he wrote The Kooks' hit song "Naïve" when he was only sixteen years old, which after release catapulted the debut album, Inside In/Inside Out in the charts for more than half of 2006 in the UK Top 20, has sold more than million copies and attained triple platinum status. During a promo tour, the band refused to be interviewed on Channel 4's Popworld after presenter Simon Amstell made repeated references to Pritchard's ex-girlfriend, Katie Melua.
The group released Inside In/Inside Out and went on their first US tour in October 2006, selling out shows both in New York and Los Angeles.. They also played at the Reading/Leeds festivals in the NME/Radio 1 Tent to a huge crowd; the crowd was so big they were forced to stop playing at one point so that security could tell people to move back as people were being crushed.
Among the band's honours are a nomination for Best New Act at the 2006 Q Awards and the award for Best UK and Ireland Act at the 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards and had one nomination at The BRIT Awards and a shortlist nomination.
On August 24, 2007 The Kooks announced through their mailing list that they are heading into the studio with Tony Hoffer to work on tracks for the next record.
On October 8, 2007 The Kooks announced through their mailing list that they are now working hard on recording their second album, due for release in February, with producer Tony Hoffer. In an interview with NME.com, Pritchard revealed that the band have "80 or 90" songs written and ready to record. "I want this album to be big," he said. "I've got an ego - I want the album to do well. I want our singles to come on the radio and for people to have their heads blown off by them."
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-Luke Pritchard: vocals and guitar
-Hugh Harris: backup vocals and guitar
- Max Rafferty: bass*
- Paul Garred: drums
Max left the band on 31 January (2008)
Dan Logan was brought in as a temporary replacement but he "left" the band in November (2008). After that, Pete Denton becomes the new bass player of Kooks.
The Kooks are out in the streets
Oh were gonna steal your signs .
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To contact me: amy04_05@hotmail.com
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The Kooks are a British indie rock band.
The band 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 chose a band name from the 1971 David Bowie album Hunky Dory, entitled "Kooks". It should be noted that when Virgin tried to trademark the name, they found that in the late/mid 1990s a Swedish band by the same name released a single in Sweden called "Too Much of Nothing".
The Kooks released a debut EP and played Brighton's Free Butt festival, and were instantly signed to Virgin Records. Pritchard has claimed he wrote The Kooks' hit song "Naïve" when he was only sixteen years old, which after release catapulted the debut album, Inside In/Inside Out in the charts for more than half of 2006 in the UK Top 20, has sold more than million copies and attained triple platinum status. During a promo tour, the band refused to be interviewed on Channel 4's Popworld after presenter Simon Amstell made repeated references to Pritchard's ex-girlfriend, Katie Melua.
The group released Inside In/Inside Out and went on their first US tour in October 2006, selling out shows both in New York and Los Angeles.. They also played at the Reading/Leeds festivals in the NME/Radio 1 Tent to a huge crowd; the crowd was so big they were forced to stop playing at one point so that security could tell people to move back as people were being crushed.
Among the band's honours are a nomination for Best New Act at the 2006 Q Awards and the award for Best UK and Ireland Act at the 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards and had one nomination at The BRIT Awards and a shortlist nomination.
On August 24, 2007 The Kooks announced through their mailing list that they are heading into the studio with Tony Hoffer to work on tracks for the next record.
On October 8, 2007 The Kooks announced through their mailing list that they are now working hard on recording their second album, due for release in February, with producer Tony Hoffer. In an interview with NME.com, Pritchard revealed that the band have "80 or 90" songs written and ready to record. "I want this album to be big," he said. "I've got an ego - I want the album to do well. I want our singles to come on the radio and for people to have their heads blown off by them."
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-Luke Pritchard: vocals and guitar
-Hugh Harris: backup vocals and guitar
- Max Rafferty: bass*
- Paul Garred: drums
Max left the band on 31 January (2008)
Dan Logan was brought in as a temporary replacement but he "left" the band in November (2008). After that, Pete Denton becomes the new bass player of Kooks.
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Brighton and Hove,
United Kingdom
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