- pop rock, indie rock, indie pop
- 41 min
- 14 tracks
- EMI
Junk of the Heart is the third studio album from British indie band The Kooks. It was released in Europe on 9 September 2011, and in the United Kingdom on 12 September 2011 by Virgin Records. 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. This was the last album to feature original drummer Paul Garred.
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Character
Spare, classical in form, character-led and grave.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
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Metacritic 54/100
- AllMusic2.5/5 ★
- Drowned in Sound5/10
- The Guardian3/5 ★
- MusicOMH3/5 ★
- NME2/5 ★
- Paste6/10
- PopMatters7/10
- Spin6/10 ★
- Sputnikmusic3.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Junk of the Heart (Happy)3:04
- 2How'd You Like That3:12
- 3Rosie3:08
- 4Taking Pictures of You2:38
- 5Fuck the World Off2:50
- 6Time Above the Earth1:52
- 7Runaway2:58
- 8Is It Me3:26
- 9Killing Me3:21
- 10Petulia2:40
- 11Eskimo Kiss3:31
- 12Mr. Nice Guy2:38
- 13Rosie (live acoustic version)3:07
- 14Picture Frame (live acoustic version)2:54
14 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Kooks
- Label
- EMI
- Released
- 2011
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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