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
Nits (band) 2015, the band released "Hotel Europa", a double live album with songs ranging from "Giant Normal Dwarf" (1990) to "Malpensa" (2012), with exception of a live version of "In the Dutch Mountains". The album received rave reviews and entered the Dutch album charts at #5, making it their highest charting album since "Urk" (#3, 1989) and their first Top 10 album since "Doing the Dishes" (#8, 2008). In November 2015, all Nits albums were released on digital platforms such as Spotify, Deezer and Apple Music. In 2016 the band played 20 shows with Scapino Ballet Rotterdam. The show, entitled "TING!",