The Kooks

Add Date: September 27 

Artist: The Kooks 

Album: Junk of the Heart 

Label: Capitol 

Genre: Alternative, rock 

Comments: It would be "Naive" of me to say that The Kooks are just an alt-rock band. "Ooh La", with their 2006 multi-platinum debut and platinum selling UK number one follow-up, they are so much more than a simple musical act. So the question remains, "Do You Wanna" listen to their newest album?

Song-dropping jokes aside, The Kooks' Junk of the Heart still displays their trademark Brit-rock catchiness. They've lost absolutely none of their exuberance or singable hits, which could be a good thing for diehard fans, or a bad thing to those wanting some more original material from the band. Just as their title track sings, The Kooks have decided to "make you happy" by skipping musical experimentation (the opposite route of Kaiser Chiefs and Arctic Monkeys) and returning with an easily head-nod-able album for their fans. Junk of the Heart may rarely be original, but it still makes for a consistently enjoyable album. And isn't that why we listen to music?

Tracks 1, 2, 8 and 9 are just some of the surefire hits from the album.