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World Service,16 May 2025,49 mins

The Kooks and The Amazons

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British band The Kooks are hoping to land an eighth Top 40 album, as Never/Know eyes a strong debut in this week's chart. Should it hold on, it will become the Brighton-formed rockers’ highest-charting LP in 17 years, since 2008 chart-topper Konk. The band's Luke Pritchard will be telling us about their latest. Also, we hear from Reading-formed rockers The Amazons who are after a fourth Albums Chart entry this week. We have music from Sleep Token, Pinkpantheress and Arcade Fire, while in the singles chart DJ and producer Calvin Harris is back with a new dancefloor filler for the summer. Plus we find out if anyone can bring to an end Alex Warren's eight-week run at the top of the singles chart. (Photo: Luke Pritchard of The Kooks performs at Victorious Festival 2024, Southsea Common, Portsmouth, England, 25 August, 2024. Credit: Harry Herd/Getty Images)

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