“We had a lot of fun with it,” says Pritchard, with regards to recording Konk, the band’s recently-released second album. His casualness is more than a little surprising, given how daunting the task of making a follow-up album can be in the wake of such a successful debut (to date, Inside In/Inside Out has sold more than two million copies worldwide). Perhaps that’s just blatant evidence of the band’s youth, though. Hailing from Brighton, England, the Kooks range from only 20 to 23 years in age. They are Luke Pritchard (vocals and rhythm guitar), Hugh Harris (lead guitar), Paul Garred (drums) and formerly Max Rafferty (bass) who was recently replaced by Dan Logan.

To read the article in its entirety, pick up the Summer 2008 issue of Beyond Race Magazine.