It also received mixed reactions from fans on its release.
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 54 based on 16 reviews. Junk of the Heart was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics.
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From summer 2012 to mid-2013, the remainder of the Junk of the Heart touring cycle would be completed with former Golden Silvers drummer Alexis Nunez, who would eventually become a full member of the band and be involved in their next studio album, Listen.Ĭritical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores who played percussion during the album recording sessions - had replaced Prendergast as tour drummer and would retain the position until mid-2012, while Garred would leave the band permanently in November 2011. Prendergast resumed touring with the band leading up to the album's release in September 2011, while Garred was involved in promotional duties, including press photos, interviews, videos and live sessions. But who knows in the future," said Pritchard regarding Garred's involvement with the band after the album's release. "The way that we work is that we’ll write and record together, but he doesn’t feel comfortable on the road at the moment. The Hoffer sessions also saw the return of original drummer Paul Garred, who had previously left the band due to nerve damage in his left arm but had recovered sufficiently to be involved in the recording, if not the writing. After Pritchard voiced his concerns to Tony Hoffer, producer of the band's first two albums, Hoffer suggested that the band "needed to open new doors in terms of production and instrumentation." This inspired Pritchard to re-write and re-record the whole album with Hoffer as producer, after initial hesitation from the other band members who were concerned that working with Hoffer again would lead to repeating the sound of the first two albums. We felt that we weren’t progressing," said Pritchard. However, after working on six songs with Abbiss, the band decided to part ways with the producer because "we felt that it wasn’t the right direction - we were going down a road we’d already gone down. Pritchard stated that the band's sound had changed drastically with the presence of new bassist Peter Denton and drummer Chris Prendergast, both of whom had joined The Kooks during the Konk touring cycle. Frontman Luke Pritchard told Newsbeat, "We kind of barricaded ourselves in the countryside for a few weeks-stayed at some friends' who have a cottage in Norfolk." By August 2010, initial recording sessions had been produced by Jim Abbiss ( Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, Adele), with songs such as "Weight of the World", "Winds of Change", "Window to the Soul", "Strange One", "Rainbow", "Carried Away" and "The Saboteur" in contention for the album. In April 2009, The Kooks revealed to BBC's Newsbeat that they were working on their third studio album. This was the last album to feature original drummer Paul Garred. The first single, "Is It Me", was released on 4 September 2011 and the second single, "Junk of the Heart (Happy)" was released on 6 November 2011. It was released in Europe on 9 September 2011, and in the United Kingdom on 12 September 2011 by Virgin Records. Junk of the Heart is the third studio album from British indie band The Kooks.
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