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
Ricochet (band) it were several tracks from the unreleased "What a Ride", most notably their cover of Steve Young's "Seven Bridges Road". Two of the songs that were newly recorded for "What You Leave Behind" were also released as singles before the band exited Columbia's roster in 2000. In 2001, Eddie Kilgallion left the band to tour with Montgomery Gentry. The following year, Junior Bryant departed to spend time with his wife and children. A live album, titled "The Live Album", was issued in 2004 on the independent Cowtown Records label. In September 2008, the band released a compilation album entitled "Ricochet