THE KOOKS release brand new single and a collection of their greatest hits....
Following the announcement of their ‘Best Of’ headline tour, which sold out in less than a week, The Kooks have announced a collection of their greatest hits. ‘The Best Of…So Far’ will be released via Virgin EMI Records on 19th May and will include classic singles, and fan favourites such as ‘Naive,’ ‘She Moves In Her Own Way,’ and ‘Bad Habit’ plus two brand new tracks, the lead single, ‘Be Who You Are’ and ‘Broken Vow.’
Take a listen to "Be Who You Are" HERE
Having spent over a decade together as a band, The Kooks felt it was time to celebrate all of their biggest and favourite tunes. Listened to regularly through popular playlists on various streaming services, hits such as ‘Naive’ are still being discovered where it is a constant feature in Spotify’s Top 200.
Lead singer Luke Pritchard says, "It's been the greatest pleasure to work, travel, fight, hate and love the best and most talented people I've met in my life. It's the greatest job in the world and we don't intend to stop any time soon."
Since the quartet burst onto the scene in 2006 with their unstoppable debut Inside In/Inside Out, which went 5x platinum at the end of last year, the Brighton based four-piece have gone from strength to strength. Now, with three more studio albums, a number of massive world tours, awards and critical acclaim under their belts, it was clear that the indie rockers’ ten-year anniversary is a significant occasion to celebrate their momentous career so far with a tour and album release of all of their greatest hits.
During the live shows, fans will be given the chance to see performances of classic singles, B-Sides as well as brand new music that the band have been dedicating time to in the studio the past few months, which is just a taste of what’s to come.
Additionally, the band have been confirmed for various festival appearances this summer at Isle of Wight Festival, TRNSMT, Liverpool Sound City with more to be announced!
Standard Tracklisting
- Naive
- Always Where I Need To Be
- Junk Of The Heart (Happy)
- Bad Habit
- She Moves In Her Own Way
- Shine On
- Seaside
- Down
- Sofa Song
- Is It Me
- You Don't Love Me
- Forgive & Forget
- Ooh La
- Sway
- Eddie's Gun
- Matchbox
- Be Who You Are - Alternative Intro
- Broken Vow
- Naive (The Him 2017 Remix) - Digital Only
Deluxe Tracklisting
- Eddie's Gun (Original Version)
- Sofa Song (Demo)
- Pull Me In
- California
- Slave To The Game
- Constantine's Love (Demo)
- Naive (Alternate Version)
- Suburbs (Demo)
- Lesson Number 3 (Demo)
- The Saboteur (Demo)
- Shine On (Demo)
- Disappear (Demo)
- Catch That (Demo)
- Creatures of Habit
- Lonely Cat (Demo)
- Gap (Demo)
- Always Where I Need To Be (Demo)
- If Only (Demo)
- Be Mine (Demo)
- Bus Song
Vinyl Tracklisting
Side A
- Naive
- Always Where I Need To Be
- Junk Of The Heart (Happy)
- Bad Habit
Side B
- She Moves In Her Own Way
- Shine On
- Seaside
- Down
- Sofa Song
Side C
- Is It Me
- You Don't Love Me
- Forgive & Forget
- Ooh La
Side D
- Sway
- Eddie's Gun
- Be Who You Are - Alternative Intro
- Broken Vow
UK Live Dates
April 20 Manchester Academy
April 21 Manchester Academy
April 22 O2 Academy Birmingham
April 24 Baths Hall, Scunthorpe
April 25 O2 Academy Leeds
April 27 O2 Academy Newcastle
April 28 O2 Academy Glasgow
April 29 Olympia, Liverpool
May 01 Rock City, Nottingham
May 02 Colston Hall, Bristol
May 04 O2 Guildhall, Southampton
May 05 Pavilions, Plymouth
May 06 O2 Academy, Bournemouth
May 08 UEA, Norwich
May 09 Corn Exchange, Cambridge
May 11 De Montford Hall, Leicester
May 12 Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-On-Sea
May 13 Alexandra Palace, London
May 28 Liverpool Sound City
June 10 Isle of Wight Festival
July 08 TRNSMT Festival, Glasgow
The Kooks are Luke Pritchard (vocals & guitar), Hugh Harris (guitar), Pete Denton (bass) and Alexis Nunez (drums).