07/11/2025
They used to play to fifty people in a Brighton pub. Now they’re selling out arenas. And yes, they still argue about who makes the tea.
Twenty years on from Inside In/Inside Out, The Kooks are back with Never/Know, an album that channels the energy of their breakout era through the lens of two decades on the road. Luke Pritchard and Hugh Harris sound revitalised, their songwriting instinctive yet refined, nostalgic yet restless.
front our November cover - two decades on and still defining the sound of a generation
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Photographer Jess Wharehinga
Photographer Assistance & BTS Natalie Siamou
Lighting Gaffer & Digi tech Safak Salgür
Creative Director & Fashion Jheanelle Feanny
Set Designer Haruka Kogure
Set Design Assistance Sophia Hogg
Hair & Makeup Elaine Lynksey at Premier Hair and Makeup
HMUA Assistance Khanya Henry
Interview Arabella Itani