The Kooks – Always Where I Need To Be

I like to think I can be forgiving and understanding and trying to find the good in all things. The first new single from The Kooks second album is just pure rubbish. The Kooks always come across as the pop kids who wanted to be cool and sound indie so they made their album “raw.” At least on the first album they had a few catchy tunes. The hook is really weak and so generic and even the one thing that made The Kooks noticeable has been voided out. Luke Pritchard’s vocal is what made them stick out a bit but he sounds so mundane and lazy here. The song sounds so perfectly crisp and well produced but when you want to listen to The Feeling over this you know there is a huge problem. I don’t even think I can force myself to listen to the bands new album as this single is just that bad.