Konk (album)

Konk
Studio album by
Released11 April 2008
Recorded2007
StudioKonk Studios, London
GenreIndie rock
Length43:47
LabelVirgin
ProducerTony Hoffer
The Kooks chronology
Inside In/Inside Out
(2006)
Konk
(2008)
Junk of the Heart
(2011)
RAK
Cover of the special edition which includes bonus disc RAK.
Singles from Konk
  1. "Always Where I Need to Be"
    Released: 19 March 2008
  2. "Shine On"
    Released: 7 July 2008
  3. "Sway"
    Released: 13 October 2008
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic65/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
BBC(Mixed)[3]
Digital Spy[4]
Drowned in Sound(1/10)[5]
NME(5/10)[6]
Pitchfork Media(4.9/10)[7]
Spin[8]
The Times[9]
The Independent[10]
The Guardian[11]

Konk is the second album by British indie rock band the Kooks, released on 14 April 2008 on Virgin Records. Produced by Tony Hoffer, the album is named after the London studio where it was recorded, which is the property of Ray Davies.[12] This was the last album to feature original bassist Max Rafferty.

  1. ^ "Konk by The Kooks". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. ^ Konk at AllMusic
  3. ^ "Music - Review of The Kooks - Konk". BBC. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  4. ^ "The Kooks: 'Konk' - Music Album Review". Digital Spy. 18 April 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Album Review: The Kooks - Konk". Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  6. ^ "NME Album Reviews - The Kooks". NME. 11 April 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  7. ^ "The Kooks: Konk Album Review - Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  8. ^ "The Kooks, 'Konk' (Astralwerks)". Spin. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  9. ^ "The Times". The Times. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  10. ^ Andy Gill (11 April 2008). "Album: The Kooks, Konk (Virgin) - Reviews - Music". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  11. ^ Betty Clarke (11 April 2008). "CD: The Kooks, Konk". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  12. ^ "'Konk' is due out this spring". NME. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2007.