Brighton, England's garage rock indie band The Kooks are set to release their new album, Konk, on April 15 on Astralweeks in the U.S. and April 14 on Virgin Records in the UK.

The new Kooks album, named after The Kinks singer/songwriter Ray Davies' Konk Studios where it was recorded in late 2007, is the band's second album since their 2006 acclaimed debut Inside In/Inside Out.

That album went triple platinum in the UK, spawning a number of chart singles, and later helped the band get invited to South by Southwest, which is a huge deal for any musician or band.

Konk was produced by Tony Hoffer who has worked with Beck and Air.

Stream Listen to Konk on Imeem.
MP3: The Kooks - "See the Sun" from Konk
MP3: The Kooks - "Mr. Maker" from Konk
Link: The Kooks Official Website
Link: The Kooks' MySpace page
Videos: Stream Kooks' videos inside their own cool Flash-powered amplifier box.

With dozens of Kooks' 2008 concert shows already booked for North America, UK, Japan and Europe, it's likely The Kooks will be on the loose soon in a city near you.

The Kooks are Luke Pritchard (vocals/guitar), Max Rafferty (bass), Hugh Harris (guitar) and Paul Garred (drums).

The following is The Kooks new video from Konk, "Always Where I Need To Be".

Labels: Ray Davies, The Kooks

Following a successful Noise Pop Festival in which dozens and dozens of indie musicians and groups descended on San Francisco, there are still many great shows coming up in the next few weeks, including Ray Davies (pictured above) of The Kinks, Death Cab For Cutie, Beirut, Linkin Park, The Cure, Jimmy Eat World, My Chemical Romance and The Bravery.

San Francisco's iconic radio station Live 105 F.M. has updated its concert calendar to include the latest, upcoming concerts (this is just a snapshot of many shows coming up in the SF Bay Area; stay tuned for more concert announcements):

3/8 - Serj Tankian @ The Warfield

3/10 - Popscene presents SxSF w/ Persephone's Bees & more @ Rickshaw Stop

3/10 - Angels & Airwaves @ The Warfield

3/10 - Linkin Park w/ Coheed & Cambria @ The Arco Arena, Sacramento

3/13 - The Bravery @ The Fillmore

3/28 - Ray Davies @ The Warfield - The legendary singer/songwriter of the best rock band ever, The Kinks, returns to San Francisco with a new solo album - Working Man's Cafe - that Rolling Stone magazine called a "masterpiece".

MP3: Vietnam Cowboys - Ray Davies from Working Man's Cafe

4/3-4 - My Chemical Romance @ The Warfield

4/8 - Jimmy Eat World & Paramore @ San Jose State Events Center

4/10-11 - The Honda Civic Tour w/ Panic At The Disco, Motion City Soundtrack, The Hush Sound, Phantom Planet @ The Warfield

4/12 - Taste Of Chaos w/ Avenged Sevenfold & more @ San Jose State Events Center

4/23 - Ben Gibbard and Death Cab For Cutie @ Fillmore

5/27-8 - Zach Condon (photo, right) and Beirut @ The Grand Ballroom At the Regency Center

MP3: Beirut - Postcards From Italy

5/28 - The Cure @ The HP Pavilion (video below)

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