Two weeks ago and amid a touring break, indie rock band The Kooks surprised fans with the announcement of a concert at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. Unsurprisingly, the show sold out. On Sunday night, the crowd at the venue pulsated anxiously, like 600 children at the airport waiting to collect their college-aged brothers and sisters. It had been too long. Before their reunion, Bay Area band Guy Fox promised to โset the moodโ and did so with funky tunes like โIn the Wild,” โSan Francisco,” and โToo Late.” The Kooks began their performance with โSee the World,” โAlways Where I Need to Be,” and โOh La.โ Vocalist Luke Prichard charmed the audience with his British accent, making comments between each song. He spoke of how great it felt to be performing after โso long,” and his joy was evident in his vivacious performance that evening. The band switched from the upbeat opening tempo to their slower songs, including โSway,” for the middle of the set, and Prichardโs promise of new material was finally fulfilled when they performed โWest Side.โ The upcoming track boasts a โ70s feel. The Kooks continued to mix in their new songs, available officially this Tuesday, with their old ones. The crowd was ecstatic about these new tracks, each of which appeared to have a unique element. โIs It Meโ and โJunk of the Heart (Happy)โ were performed using lighting similar to that in their videos, supplying each of them with context and stark contrasts of mood. Their performances of โShe Moves in Her Own Way,” โDown To the Market,โ and โSee the Sunโ had the audience bobbing wildly and singing along. The crowd danced, bobbed, and clapped along to the new tracks, too, despite not knowing the words. The Kooks left the stage with a quick thank you, having apparently completed their performance without โNaive,” โSeaside,” or โShine On.โ But after the dissatisfied crowd cheered for an encore, The Kooks reappeared. They introduced yet another new single, thanked the audience a final time, and concluded with โNaive.โ Article by Divya Saraf Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Currently you have JavaScript disabled. In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. Δ