The Kooks On Noel Gallagher's Songwriting Skills

If there's anything New York loves more than a buzz band, it's forgetting about a buzz band. It's hard to stay new for long in this town, and when a band is finally confronted with the reality that the fervor that greeted its naissance has dwindled, it can be awfully painful to watch. After seeing the Brighton-based Kooks play a decent-but-not-great set at Bowery Ballroom last fall, I wondered if their window had already begun to close. Hadn't the Fratellis stolen the Kooks' career right out from under them?

They're planning to start recording in August with producer Tony Hoffer. Given the brand of music the Kooks play, though, and given where they're from -- let's be honest, producing strong second albums hasn't exactly been a trademark of U.K. bands in recent years -- the possibility of a sophomore slump looms. "I think [it happens] just because things change," Pritchard says of poor follow-ups. "Like Noel Gallagher: He wrote all the songs before he became big. I mean, he still writes great tunes, but it's obviously going from being in Manchester to being a millionaire. I think it's all to do with the writing. You can't really write about having a shit time when you're living in a mansion.

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