84: The Kooks - Luke and Hugh on epic anniversary shows, new music, a breakout debut album and why their best is still to come

<div>This week on <strong>The Boys in the Band Podcast</strong> we're delighted to be joined by <strong>Luke Pritchard </strong>and <strong>Hugh</strong> <strong>Harris </strong>from <strong>The Kooks</strong>.<br> <br> Their debut album Inside In/Inside Out is a classic of the era and brought the boys huge success, with tracks like Naive being played everywhere in the mid '00s - and the love for that band was recently underlined at some standout anniversary shows.  <br> <br> We chat to Luke and Hugh about how the album came together and the No1 follow up album Konk, right through to their upcoming new album 10 Tracks to Echo in the Dark, three songs of which have been released as an EP: Connection – Echo in the Dark, Pt. 1. <br> <br> From inter-band rivalries and in-band frictions to what keeps driving them on and why they believe their best album is yet to come, there's loads covered in the pod - and lots of laughs too! <br> <br> <strong>The Kooks fan? Share your memories of the band with us:</strong><br> <br> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/TheBITBpod"><strong>@TheBITBpod<br> </strong></a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/boysinthebandpod/"><strong>@boysinthebandpod<br> </strong></a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheBoysInTheBandPod/"><strong>The Boys In The Band Podcast<br> </strong></a>Or drop us an Email - <strong>boysinthebandpod@gmail.com</strong><br> <br> Written, presented and produced by <a href="https://twitter.com/psmithxi?lang=en"><strong>Peter Smith</strong></a><strong> </strong>and <a href="https://twitter.com/richgallagher84?lang=en-gb"><strong>Richard Gallagher<br> <br> </strong></a>Pod thumbnail design by <a href="https://twitter.com/dan_curtin_ksr?lang=en-gb"><strong>Daniel Curtin</strong></a><strong>| </strong>Kooks image by <strong>Josh Kern</strong> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_kjosh/?hl=en"><strong>@_kjosh</strong></a> <strong> <br> <br> *Recorded on 16 March 2022*<br> <br> </strong><a href="http://aux.app/boysintheband"><strong>Musician? Producer? Po