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
SiM (band) (the current band's name is an abbreviation for it). In 2006, SHOW-HATE joined and picking up guitar. KAH left the band then BUN joined on bass until 2008. In 2008, the band released their first full album entitled "Silence iz Mine". In the same year, they performed for the first time in Kyoto. In 2009, way left the band then SIN and GODRi joined the band. SIN picking up bass while GODRi took way's place on drums. In 2010, the band released their single "ANTHEM" under Tower Records label and did their tour. During the tour, SHOW-HATE collapsed with cerebral