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The Kooks may still be “on the verge,” but overseas the Brighton based group has already spent six months sitting comfortably in the Top 20. Since forming in music school three years ago, the quartet has gradually spread its Shins-like mix of rock and pop across the globe, scoring a choice spot at this year’s Coachella festiva lalong the way. “I originally thought, ‘Fuckin’ A—music school will be a good way toget my parents off my back,’” frontman/guitarist Luke Pritchard jokes. “But I started jamming with these guys who had a real open mind about music.” Boiling such diverse influences as reggae, new wave, blues and folk into a series of tight pop-rock numbers,The Kooks released their infectious debut album, Inside In/Inside Out, in 2006 andscored a hit with the bouncy single “She Moves in Her Own Way.” “The name ‘The Kooks’was actually an old girlfriend’s idea,” the fresh-faced singer admits. “We’d listen to David Bowie’s Hunky Dory and always thought the song ‘Kooks’ felt just right for a bandname.” www.thekooks.co.uk 

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