The Kooks are a indie band based in the
United Kingdom. The band was formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, and currently
consists of four members.
They have released two albums –
their 2006 debut
Inside In/Inside Out peaked at #2 on the UK Albums Chart, and their 2008 follow-up
Konk hit #1.
The Kooks formed at the BIMM where they were all students. Lead singer and rhythm guitarist
Luke Pritchard,
who was born
in the Yorkshire seaside town of Saltburn, 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.
The Kooks released a debut EP and played gigs around Brighton, where they were based at the time, including the FreeButt festival.
They were quickly signed to Virgin Records. Pritchard apparently wrote The Kooks' hit song "Naïve" when he was only 16 years old,
and it was this song that propelled the debut album, Inside In/Inside Out into the UK Top 20 charts for more than half of 2006.
The album has sold more than a million copies and has attained triple platinum status.
found at
wikipedia.org
