[Review] "Let's Go Sunshine": The Kooks homecoming

On August 31, The Kooks unveiled Let's Go Sunshine on August 31, a new convincing and successful album, very close to the spirit of its first album.

Convincing singles 

Last spring, the British band The Kooks made us happy by announcing their fifth studio album Let's Go Sunshine, a year after the release of their Best Of…So far. To make us wait until August 31st, Luke Pritchard, Peter Denton, Hugh Harris and Alexis Nuñez had unveiled 5 extracts. First of all with All The Time and No Pressure, two songs reminding us of the universe of the first album that we loved so much. 

Fractured and Dazed, Four Leaf Clover and Chicken Bone continued to prove that Let's Go Sunshine was a homecoming for The Kooks but in a more mature version. 

A touching and unexpected featuring 

The fateful date having finally arrived, we did not hesitate a single second to listen to Let's Go Sunshine, and from the first listen we were surprised by a title. It's Honey Bee ! A piece that we appreciate from the first listening thanks to its singing chorus that we will quickly know by heart … And there, surprise! We hear an unfamiliar voice, it is Bob Pritchard, the father of the singer. In fact, Luke told us about the importance and complexity of this song in our interview. The result is successful. 

Surprising pieces 

During the listening (in loop) of this album, some songs surprised us but were nevertheless quickly appreciated: for example Tesco Disco with the omnipresent acoustic guitar and this voice of Luke that seems suspended in the air. Then there is the famous Pamela : the most rock song of the album carried by the electric guitar. We love it and we see each other very well pogoting on it during the concert of The Kooks at the Zenith of Paris on April 6th. 

The iconic universe of The Kooks still present 

Listening to Let's Go Sunshine, we notice a return to the era of Inside In/Inside Out but in a more mature way. This is what we notice with Kids, Initials For Gainsbourg or Picture Frame which will remind us of some emblematic titles that we love so much. 

An album at its peak 

Listening to the album ends in style with Swing Low and Weight of the World where we let ourselves be transported by the choirs that accompany Luke's unique voice, sublimated by musical chords that we never get tired of. 

Let's Go Sunshine begins with an intro that takes the chorus of No Pressure and ends with the same song, the circle is closed. But throughout this listening, The Kooks will transport us by drawing a smile on our face, making us terribly want to fall in love. A successful bet for the Brighton band who signs one of his best albums. 

10/10