Album · The Kooks
Konk by The Kooks
Konk is an album by The Kooks, released in 2008. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 16 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Always Where I Need to Be”, on 13 lists with a best position of #33.
Konk, the Kooks' second album, came out on Virgin on 14 April 2008, and it takes its name from the London studio where it was made, a room owned by none other than Ray Davies. That's a fitting address for a Brighton band so steeped in the British Invasion. Tony Hoffer produced, and after the runaway success of 2006's Inside In/Inside Out, Luke Pritchard and company sound keen to beef things up, the jangle and bounce still there but with more bite in the guitars.
"Always Where I Need to Be" is the sugar rush, all strut and handclap-ready swagger. The record went straight in at number one in the UK with 65,000 sold in its first week and turned gold in Britain and Ireland, though it was also the last album with original bassist Max Rafferty.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Konk on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Always Where I Need to Be | 13 | #33 | – | 2008–2009 | |
| 2 | Do you wanna | 3 | #42 | – | 2008 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.