| The Kooks "Inside In / Inside Out" |
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| Written by Emily Ackerman | |
| Monday, November 06 2006 | |
Weekly Spin Warning: if you don’t like insanely catchy rock songs getting stuck in the recesses of your mind, be wary of The Kooks’ “Inside In / Inside Out.” You know you’re listening to a great song when you can’t get it out of your head no matter how hard you try. “Do you want to see the world? Do you want to see the world? Do you want to see the world in a different way?” Yup. It’s so good it’s driving me crazy. The album is loaded with said tunes including, “See the World,” “Eddie’s Gun,” and “You Don’t Love Me.” Saturday Night Rating: 4/5 stars (EMI; 2006)
What makes The Kooks stand out from the derivative outpouring of British indie rock bands is that each track retains its own distinctive fingerprint, and although many of their songs are influenced by bands like the Kinks, The Zombies, and Bob Dylan, they always add their own swaggering twist. But swagger isn’t all they have; the album moves across genres effortlessly, from punk rock, to country, and to intimate acoustic numbers like the opening track, “ Bottom line: A definite pleaser. This is an album you’ll have in your stereo for months. Comments
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