Great tunes got inside my head

REVIEW - KOOKS
Mean Fiddler By ANDY DANGERFIELD

THE perfect antidote to a seemingly endless winter, Brighton four-piece The Kooks brought a ray of summer sunshine to the Mean Fiddler.
Not having heard many of their tracks before the gig, I awoke on Friday morning with the four-piece’s jangly guitar riffs and catchy lyrics bouncing in my head and I haven’t been able to get them out since.
It was all great tunes and very little banter during their 45-minute set. Scruffy curly-topped 20-year-old Luke Prichard bounced all over the stage climbing onto any bit of equipment he could see.
Their melodies were toe-tappingly addictive and their thousand-strong army of teenage fans sang along to all their songs. The highlight was last single You Don’t Love Me, which shows youthful awareness rarely seen since songs from Supergrass’s and Blur’s debut albums.
The Kooks are fast growing in popularity. They’ve already sold out two nights at the Astoria in May. By the time the summer’s festivals come around, their feelgood sound will be perfect for the main stage.
The Kooks’ new single Naive is out this week.

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