Drawing inspiration from revered 1960s/’70s U.K. rock luminaries, including David Bowie (their name stems from a tune on HUNKY DORY) and the similarly named Kinks, the Kooks excel at highly melodic Britpop on their confident and well-crafted 2006 debut. Despite their youth (some band members were still in their teens at the time of the album’s recording), the Brighton-based quartet is remarkably proficient at doling out sunny, often acoustic-based songs, as revealed on the folk-tinged “Ooh La” and lightly funky “Naive.”

Tracklisting
1. Seaside
2. See The World
3. Sofa Song
4. Eddie’s Gun
5. Ooh La
6. You Don’t Love Me
7. She Moves In Her Own Way
8. Matchbox
9. Naive
10. I Want You
11. If Only
12. Jackie Big Tits
13. Time Awaits
14. Got No Love

Professional Reviews
Q (p.124) – Ranked #11 in Q Magazine’s “100 Greatest Albums of 2006″ — “[E]qually in thrall to Dylan and Supergrass…”