A few weeks back a friend of mine and I fulfilled a promise we’d made when we were 15–that if the Kooks came to California we’d go. We were fortunate enough to get tickets to the sold out show at the Troubadour in West Hollywood. An intimate venue, it was among the most fun concerts I’ve ever been to. Sweaty and bouncing off of every surface of the stage, I also don’t think I’ve ever seen an artist so cracked out. Regardless, they were completely on top of their game; I would go as far to say they are better live than they are in the studio. I hardly expected much from their new material, but I have to admit it’s pretty good. I’ve been waiting for them to release a single to actually write about it, and their upcoming album’s title track, Junk Of the Heart, was released just the other day. I’ll definitely be looking forward to the release of the remainder of the album. Download it below, the 15 year old version of myself insists you do.
