Konk (album) Konk (album) Konk is the second album by British indie rock band The Kooks, released on 14 April 2008 on Virgin Records. Produced by Tony Hoffer, the album is named after the London studio where it was recorded, which is the property of Ray Davies. This was the last album to feature original bassist Max Rafferty. As early as October 2006, nine months after the release of their platinum debut album "Inside In/Inside Out", lead singer Luke Pritchard was already claiming that The Kooks' second album would be "fucking amazing. We're going to take our time and release it when
Homesick (A Day to Remember album) album itself was recorded at Wade's The Wade Studio, in Ocala, Florida, after the Easycore Tour had finished. Gilbert was touring with New Found Glory in Europe at the time, but with video conferencing he was able to offer input about the record. In September 2008, a demo appeared on the band's MySpace page, entitled "Wax Larry". Documenting the recording process, the band released several webisodes on YouTube, under the name "The Real ADTR: Homesick in Ocala", which had been called a spoof of "The Real World". The webisodes were aided by director Drew Russ, as guitarist Neil Westfall states: