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8.0
31663
8.0 |
Rave Magazine
Explores the sunnier side of pop, but still with The Kooks’ signature, er, kookiness
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8.0
31904
8.0 |
Evening Standard
In the cascading wonder, Is It Me, they've written the anthem of their career
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7.0
32141
7.0 |
PopMatters
Junk of the Heart is everything the Kooks have been and continue to assert that they are, which makes for a rewarding listen
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7.0
32200
7.0 |
The AU Review
Nothing revolutionary, but a fun pop record nonetheless
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6.0
32302
6.0 |
Paste Magazine
Like Davies and McCartney before him, Pritchard knows the power of brevity—that singing a chorus only twice is even more powerful than singing it three times
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6.0
31952
6.0 |
musicOMH
Comes off feeling like a stopgap before the band's eventual transition into proper adulthood
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6.0
31879
6.0 |
The Fly
Three years since ‘Konk’, they’re still pulling the same tricks out of their whisky stained tote bags
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6.0
31899
6.0 |
The Guardian
Winsome, highly listenable harmonic pop.
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6.0
31542
6.0 |
Spin
The middle of the road was always their destiny, it seems, and they arrive with blatantly pleasant but character-free ditties
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6.0
31546
6.0 |
Q
Most comfortable with strumalong Britpop romance. Print edition only
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6.0
31548
6.0 |
Mojo
Each track thrums along cheerfully and doesn't hang around. Print edition only
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6.0
31574
6.0 |
The Digital Fix
Junk Of The Heart may not win the band any new fans, but it certainly won't disappoint the ones they already have
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5.0
31785
5.0 |
NME
There's just an unavoidable sense here of a band who aren't quite sure what their purpose is anymore
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5.0
31844
5.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
May not convert any of The Kooks’ detractors, but its hooks should be enough to satisfy fans of their light, catchy po
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5.0
31949
5.0 |
Drowned In Sound
There’s no doubt we all know they could have done more
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5.0
32019
5.0 |
BBC
Messy and meandering
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4.0
31991
4.0 |
DIY
There’s no grab, there’s no wow factor and – relaxing as it could be – it is completely and utterly bland
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4.0
31886
4.0 |
The Irish Times
It’s a bit of a yawn
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4.0
31889
4.0 |
The Independent
A series of half-formed, indifferently performed tracks on which even gifted guitarist Hugh Harris struggles to locate the inspired touches that made Konk so impressive
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4.0
31824
4.0 |
Daily Telegraph
Luke Pritchard dominates, and his reedy voice fails to enliven trite lyrics about lust and fame
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4.0
31838
4.0 |
No Ripcord
The Kooks are completely discarding level-headedness in favor of offbeat trial tests that fail to give any of the tracks any added gravitas
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4.0
31547
4.0 |
Uncut
A disappointingly familiar amalgam of Coldplay, Cast, Arctic Monkeys and The Verve. Print edition only
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