Konk is the second album by British indie rock band the Kooks, released on 14 April 2008 on Virgin Records.
Produced by Tony Hoffer, the album is named after the London studio where it was recorded, which is the property of Ray Davies.
"[13] In January 2007, it was reported that the Kooks had returned to their studio in Brighton to begin work on the album, with Pritchard admitting that they had "tons of new tunes.
Remarking on Rafferty's sacking, Pritchard commented, "In my opinion he's going through a lot in his life, and being in a band doesn't help that kind of stuff."
[18] Konk was released on 11 April 2008 and went on to debut on the UK Albums Chart at number one with first week sales of 65,901 units.
[31] The album also spawned three top 50 hits including their highest chart performer to date, "Always Where I Need to Be", which peaked at number three.
[21][22] AllMusic said with Konk, the Kooks "explores pop and rock in all their glory,"[23] while BBC Music described their second album as "a little contrived with the recycling of old guitar lines and intros.