Wednesday, May 14, 2014

The Kooks - "Around Town" + Upcoming Album


The Kooks released a video for their track "Around Town" this week.  The song is from their upcoming album, Listen which is scheduled for release on September 2 via Astralwerks.  The Ryan Hope directed video stars Christopher Fairband and Pom Klementieff.  The clip is rather violent so, I suppose you could label it NSFW and not suitable for children.

Inspired by directors Luke Besson and Quentin Tarantino, Luke Pritchard of the band explains the creative approach they took when making the video: "We decided rather than simply put a video to music we would do somethingmore cinematic. It was very much a collaboration with director Ryan Hope. We wanted to evoke the directors Besson and Tarantino while also exploring themes of Karma and the poem 'If'.

The band will also be hitting the road this summer.  They'll make a stop in New York at Terminal 5 on Tuesday, July 29.  It will cost you $30 adv / $35 dos and it's all ages.  See below for additional tour dates and to view the video.

Listen is out September 2nd via Astralwerks. Produced by young hip hop pioneer Inflo and Luke Pritchard, it showcases a new direction and sound for the multi platinum selling UK act.
 
"To me," Luke says, "this album is about pure expression. Even the way we made the album felt fresh. Rather than us just being a band in a room, playing our guitars with the vocal over the top, which is what we'd always done before, we were really listening to what was going on around us, picking up ideas. The whole thing was much more natural."
 
Listen is made up of 11 tracks (the Deluxe has 15), with highlights including the street-smart garage rock of "Bad Habit," the powerful and haunting "See Me Now," and the incandescent joy of "Are We Electric."



Tour Dates

  • Jul 26 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
  • Jul 27 - Washington, DC @ 930 Club
  • Jul 29 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5
  • Aug 01 - Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
  • Aug 03 - Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
  • Aug 04 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
  • Aug 08 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy
  • Aug 09 - San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival



Track List

  • Around Town
  • Forgive & Forget
  • Westside
  • See Me Now
  • It Was London             
  • Bad Habit 
  • Down 
  • Dreams 
  • Are We Electric 
  • Sunrise 
  • Sweet Emotion


Deluxe Edition


  • Around Town
  • Forgive & Forget
  • Westside
  • See Me Now
  • It Was London             
  • Bad Habit 
  • Down 
  • Dreams 
  • Are We Electric 
  • Sunrise 
  • Sweet Emotion
  • Murderer 
  • Icons
  • Keep Your Head Up 
  • Backstabber
  • Down [Music Video]