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- Artist(s): Luke Pritchard, Hugh Harris, Peter Denton, Paul Garred
- Summary: The English indie rock band return after a three-year hiatus with a new album.
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- Record Label: Astralwerks
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock
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Positive: 1 out of 16
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Mixed: 15 out of 16
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Negative: 0 out of 16
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Sep 15, 2011Junk of the Heart is everything the Kooks have been and continue to assert that they are, which makes for a rewarding listen.
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Sep 12, 2011There's very little drive in Junk of the Heart, just a messy selection of meandering verses that surely can't be the product of three years' work.
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MojoSep 19, 2011Luke Pritchard and co attack each of their songs with crisp, clean confidence, brisk guitar lines and open vowels. [Oct 2011, p.97]
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Sep 9, 2011Junk of the Heart may not convert any of The Kooks' detractors, but its hooks should be enough to satisfy fans of their light, catchy pop.
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Sep 30, 2011While their play-it-safe approach may mean they're less likely to suffer the rapid sales decline of their contemporaries, they are now in danger of becoming indie pop's answer to Westlife.
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Sep 9, 2011The result is a series of half-formed, indifferently performed tracks on which even gifted guitarist Hugh Harris struggles to locate the inspired touches that made Konk so impressive.
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Sep 9, 2011Sparer instrumentation and slack tempos mean that singer Luke Pritchard dominates, and his reedy voice fails to enliven trite lyrics about lust and fame.
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Nov 7, 2011
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