
Brighton, UK indie rockers The Kooks have announced the release of their seventh studio album “Never/Know“.
Along with the announcement they have also aired their first single “Never Know” and its accompanying lyric video. The 11-track record will be out on May 9 through Virgin Music Group. Pre-order your copy here.
Known for a sound which defined indie in the 2000s, The Kooks return with the follow-up to their No. 1 UK Album ‘Konk’. Helmed by the two original members of the band – lead singer Luke Pritchard and guitarist Hugh Harris – the duo have never stopped evolving, transitioning from indie rock to synthpop and krautrock influences, growing their 3.5 Million global audience to what it is today.
The record, self-produced by Pritchard, was born out of a mission to reconnect with The Kooks’ original creative drive. Never/Know puts on show some of Pritchard’s most simple, yet expressive lyrics to-date. The songs are filled with witty one-liners and endearing nicknames for his children and loved ones, which resonate on the surface, yet carry a deeper, more personal significance.
Sonically, an intoxicating cover of Paul McCartney and Wings’ ‘Arrow Through Me’ is the clearest indication of the band’s influence, while the album’s closer, the moody ‘Talk About It’ puts on show an appreciation for classic soul.
Of the album and single, The Kooks share:
Never/Know is romantic, it’s a positive record, it’s sunshine, it’s about forgetting the bad things for half an hour. It’s impulsive, personal – the whole thing is a love letter to my wife and family and it’s really fucking good and we can’t wait for you to all hear it.
Our first single Never Know is about living without the fear and idea that you don’t know what’s around the corner, so live every day like it’s your last.
Check out “Never Know” below, followed by the alum’s artwork and tracklist.

The Kooks “Never/Know” Tracklist:
- Never Know
- Sunny Baby
- All Over The World
- If They Could Only Know
- China Town
- Compass Will Fracture
- Tough At The Top
- Arrow Through Me
- Echo Chamber
- Let You Go
- Talk About It
Photo taken from the band’s Facebook page