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The Kooks
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| Background information | |
| Origin |  Brighton, England |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Members | Luke Pritchard Hugh Harris Max Rafferty Paul Garred |
| Website | Official Website |
The Kooks are an English indie rock band from Brighton. The Kooks debut album, Inside In - Inside Out, spent more than half of 2006 in the UK Top 20 and has sold more than 1,000,000 copies in the UK.[1]
Members
- Luke Pritchard – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Hugh Harris – lead guitar
- Max Rafferty – bass guitar
- Paul Garred – drums, percussion
Discography
Albums
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Inside In/Inside Out (23 January, 2006) Virgin Records #2 UK 4x Platinum , #32 NZ , #107 FRA
Singles
| Year | Song | UK Singles Chart | UK Download Chart | Dutch Single Chart | Album |
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| 2005 | "Eddie's Gun" | #35 | - | - | "Inside In/Inside Out" |
| 2005 | "Sofa Song" | #28 | - | - | |
| 2006 | "You Don't Love Me" | #12 | - | - | |
| 2006 | "Naïve" | #5 | #2 | tip | |
| 2006 | "She Moves in Her Own Way" | #7 | #8 | #29 | |
| 2006 | "Ooh La" | #20 | #20 | - |
Compilations
- The King & I ; on the charity album Colours Are Brighter - October 2006
Notable live performances
- Performed on The Album Chart Show at midnight on Saturday the 18 March 2006.
- Performed at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Dundee, the largest free festival in Europe (15 May 2006).
- Performed She Moves in Her Own Way on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross on 9 June 2006
- Performed at the T In The Park music festival on 8 July 2006.
- Performed Naïve, She Moves In Her Own Way, See The World and Seaside in their set at Oxegen Festival in Ireland on 9 July 2006.
- Performed Naïve live on BBC Three at Leeds Festival on 25 August 2006.
- Performed a cover of the Gnarls Barkley song Crazy in Paris
- Supported the Rolling Stones on their Bigger Bang Tour at the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff
- Performed 'Ooh La, Naive & She Moves In Her Own Way' at the 'Jools Holland Annual Hootenanny 2006'
- Performed 'Ooh La, Naive', 'She Moves In Her Own Way', 'Sofa Song', 'Time Awaits' and Louby Lou' for AOL Sessions 2006 at Olympic Studios
Trivia
- The band refused to be interviewed on Channel 4's Popworld after, in the course of their first interview on the show, Simon Amstell made repeated references to Luke Pritchard's ex-girlfriend, Katie Melua.[citation needed]
- The song Naïve, which catapulted them to stardom was written by Luke Pritchard when he was 16 years old.[citation needed]
- Kooks is a song by David Bowie, which featured on his 1971 album Hunky Dory.
- Hugh Harris and Luke Pritchard are rumoured to support Brighton & Hove Albion.[citation needed]
- Luke Pritchard announced in an interview on a French TV show that he went to school with singer Lily Allen[citation needed].
See also
- Virgin Records - the band's record label.
Notes
- ^ Q Magazine, December 2006, indicating Inside In - Inside Out has already spent 38 weeks in the UK Top 20 and had attained triple platinum status.
2. The Kooks were voted best band of 2006 by the listeners of Radio 1
References
- "The Kooks - All Hunky Dory" by Jeremy Lloyd, musicOMH.com, October, 2005, retrieved November 19, 2006.
External links
The Automatic
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The Automatic are a Cardiff-based four piece band who met in the Welsh town of Cowbridge. They describe their music as "electro-disco-metal-rock".[1] They are influenced heavily by acts such as Jarcrew, Blur and the Blood Brothers, among others.
History
Early years
The members first met at primary school, and formed a band at the age of 12. Originally known as White Rabbit, they renamed themselves The Automatic because they believe that music is the antidote to "the automatic life".[citation needed] They began performing at venues in the local area, and signed with B Unique (home of Kaiser Chiefs) in their gap year.
Not Accepted Anywhere
In November 2005, the band released their first single, "Recover", but this was not chart eligible since only 1,500 copies were released on vinyl and only 3,500 on CD. Also in 2005, The Automatic won The Pop Factory award for "Best New Act".
On March 27, 2006, the band's next single, "Raoul", was released, reaching #32 in the UK Singles Chart. The third single, "Monster", was released on June 5 2006 and reached #4, but entered the UK Singles Chart at #23 the week before based on download sales alone. "Monster" has recently been re-mixed into a dance track by Fatboy Slim, and was performed to rapturous applause at Global Gathering 2006.
"Not Accepted Anywhere", the band's debut album was released on 19 June, 2006.
The next single will be a full release of "Recover", and is actually a re-recorded version of the song which the band felt to be a more fully-realised performance. Generally it is heavier in sound, features more synths from Pennie and a sharper guitar sound for Frost's solo.
Band members
As of 2006, The Automatic is composed of:
- Robin Hawkins (lead vocals, bass guitar)
- James Frost (guitar, vocals)
- Alex Pennie (synths/keyboards, percussion, vocals)
- Iwan Griffiths (drums)
Discography
Albums
Singles
| Year | Song | UK Singles Chart | Album |
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| 2005 | "Recover" | - | "Not Accepted Anywhere" |
| 2006 | "Raoul" | 32 | "Not Accepted Anywhere" |
| 2006 | "Monster" | 4 | "Not Accepted Anywhere" |
| 2006 | "Recover" (full release) | 25 | "Not Accepted Anywhere" |
| 2006 | "Raoul" (Re-Release) | - | "Not Accepted Anywhere" |
Live performances
The band made a number of notable live performances during 2006. They were part of NME's New Bands Tour 2006, appearing with Boy Kill Boy, ¡Forward, Russia!, Howling Bells and The Long Blondes. The band also appeared at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in the Radio 1/NME Tent. Fellow Welshmen Goldie Lookin Chain joined the band on stage in Reading to perform a cover of Kayne West's "Gold Digger".
The band request a shrine to David Hasselhoff at every gig they play, although at the time of writing their request has only been accommodated four times.
TV and radio appearances
The band have appeared on television and radio a number of times. Notably, they were first ever band to make a return performance on The Friday Night Project. They have also appeared on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, playing "Monster" along with "Gold Digger".
In the spring of 2006, Frost and Pennie destroyed some of the band's equipment whilst performing "Monster" on GMTV. Although the band have not been expressly banned from performing on GMTV, there were threats of legal action from a crew member who received a glancing injury during the act.[2]
See also
- B-Unique Records - the band's record label.
Notes
- ^ "If only success was Automatic" by Claire Rees, icWales, October 14, 2005, retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "The Automatic Facing Legal Action", Contactmusic.com, August 2, 2006, retrieved November 10, 2006.
References
- "If only success was Automatic" by Claire Rees, icWales, October 14, 2005, retrieved November 10, 2006.