Konk (album) we feel it's ready." 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." The album was recorded with producer Tony Hoffer at Konk Studios in London, with the band taking advantage of their debut album's success by having a bigger recording budget that enabled them to use better equipment. "We wanted this album to sound more epic than the last one," said Pritchard. Being fans of The Kinks, The Kooks were excited by the prospect of recording
Common Shiner (band) bit and done another full-length, but there were enough fans out there who really wanted recordings of these songs as soon as they could get them." In December 2008, just a year after their relocation to Chicago, the band released a four-track EP entitled "EPs Never Have Titles," which was recorded and mixed in Grand Rapids by band friend Chris Andrus of West Michigan native band Bless You Boys. It was released solely as a free online download at www.saynotobadpop.com, marking a new venture for the band in free online music. Common Shiner released a full-length acoustic album entitled "Before