The Kooks

Let's Go Sunshine

Let's Go Sunshine is a mature progression for the Kooks, one that points in the right direction for the band's evolution.

This mix of overproduced tones and uneven directions makes the record feel often disjointed or dishonest, even though the lyrics are not.

‘Let’s Go Sunshine’ is a solid album, though not groundbreaking.

A sometimes pleasant but ultimately uneven album - not one worth hating, by any means, but not one that shows the Kooks' best qualities, much less takes them to another level.

If they dropped the ambitious approach of 15 tracks and stuck with the most notable eight or nine, Let's Go Sunshine might have been a bit more consistent and interesting.

The nagging stench of ‘real music’ is present in the many meandering ballads and acoustic troubadour vignettes.

They’ve streamed their way out of the indie landfill, but the Brighton band’s fifth album belongs in the bargain bin.

If the idea of restaging the 1974 Reading Festival in a Centerparcs sounds attractive to you, then you’ll love Let’s Go Sunshine. Me, I’m just amazed – and somewhat depressed – that, in 2018, such a record actually exists.