The Kooks

The kooks the kooks are back. 2006's inside in/inside out was a huge hit, selling some 2 million copies worldwide, spawning massive singles 'she moves in her own way', 'you don't love me', 'sofa song', 'eddie's gun', 'ooh la' and especially 'naïve' - after which the album took on a whole new life of its own. The brighton quartet quickly rang up sell-out shows not just in the uk but in america and all over the world, earning a support slot with the rolling stones along the way and categorically establishing themselves as a great british band. Singer/guitarist luke, lead guitarist hugh harris, bassist max rafferty and drummer paul garred quickly came to be regarded as a classic british song-writing outfit, able to stand alongside the kinks, oasis, coldplay or any number of others you care to mention, simply because they understand what makes pop music great.