10 Tracks to Echo in the Dark

10 Tracks to Echo in the Dark is the sixth studio album by British rock band The Kooks. The follow-up to the 2018 album Let's Go Sunshine, it was produced by Tobias Kuhn and the band's lead singer Luke Pritchard, and released on 22 July 2022 through the band's independent label Lonely Cat with distribution by AWAL. It is the first album recorded by the band as a trio following the departure of bassist Pete Denton in late 2018.[1]

10 Tracks to Echo in the Dark
The Kooks standing on a stage with their backs to the viewer looking at a projection of outer space
Studio album by
The Kooks
Released22 July 2022
Recorded2019–2021
Genre
Length32:14
Label
ProducerTobias Kuhn and Luke Pritchard
The Kooks chronology
Let's Go Sunshine
(2018)		 10 Tracks to Echo in the Dark
(2022)
Singles from 10 Tracks to Echo in the Dark
  1. "Connection"
    Released: 27 January 2022
  2. "Beautiful World"
    Released: 21 April 2022
  3. "Cold Heart"
    Released: 24 June 2022

Background

Following the Brexit referendum, Luke Pritchard wanted to maintain The Kooks' European connection by going to Berlin to work with writer and producer Tobias Kuhn.[2] After coming up with five tracks, the COVID-19 pandemic brought work to a halt in March 2020, which meant Pritchard had to return to the U.K. and continue the writing sessions with Kuhn via Zoom. Afterwards, Kuhn traveled to London to record with the band.[3]

Release

With a desire to do new things,[4] The Kooks chose to release the songs from 10 Tracks to Echo in the Dark as a series of EPs. Connection - Echo in the Dark Part 1 - containing "Connection", "Jesse James" and "Modern Days" - was released on 27 January 2022,[2] followed by Beautiful World - Echo in the Dark Part 2 containing "Closer", "Beautiful World" and "25" - on 21 April 2022.[3] The single "Cold Heart" was released on 27 June 2022,[5] with the remaining songs—"Oasis", "Sailing on a Dream" and "Without a Doubt"—being issued as part of the album on 22 July 2022.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Luke Pritchard and Tobias Kuhn unless stated otherwise

10 Tracks to Echo in the Dark track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Connection" 
  • Kuhn
  • Pritchard
3:47
2."Cold Heart" 
  • Kuhn
  • Pritchard
4:43
3."Jesse James"
  • Pritchard
  • Hugh Harris
  • Kuhn
  • Kuhn
  • Pritchard
2:54
4."Closer" 
  • Kuhn
  • Pritchard
3:41
5."Sailing on a Dream"
  • Pritchard
  • Alexis Nunez
  • Kuhn
  • Kuhn
  • Pritchard
3:11
6."Beautiful World" (with Milky Chance)
  • Pritchard
  • Clemens Rehbein
  • Philipp Dausch
  • Kuhn
  • Kuhn
  • Pritchard
3:04
7."Modern Days" 
  • Kuhn
  • Pritchard
2:51
8."Oasis" 
  • Kuhn
  • Pritchard
1:53
9."25" 
  • Kuhn
  • Pritchard
3:44
10."Without a Doubt" (featuring Neiked)
  • Pritchard
  • Victor Rådström
Rådström2:26
Total length:32:14

Personnel

The Kooks

  • Luke Pritchard – vocals, guitar
  • Hugh Harris – guitar, bass, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Alexis Nunez – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Additional personnel

  • Tobias Kuhn – production (except track 10), recording engineer (except track 10)
  • Victor Rådström – production (track 10), mixing (track 10)
  • Craig Silvey – mixing (except tracks 6, 8 and 10)
  • Nikodem Milewski – mixing (track 6)
  • Paul Mühlhaüser – mixing (track 8)
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Dani Bennett Spragg – mix engineer (except tracks 6, 8 and 10)
  • Rob Wilks – recording engineer (tracks 1, 4, 5, 8 and 9)
  • Jonas Halle – recording engineer (tracks 2, 4, 6 and 9)
  • Max Margolis – recording engineer (tracks 5, 6 and 9)
  • Darren Jones – recording engineer (track 9)

Charts
Chart performance for 10 Tracks to Echo in the Dark
Chart (2022) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 22
Scottish Albums (OCC)[7] 7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 62
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 32

References
  1. @thekooksmusic (3 January 2018). "As some of you may be aware, Pete is no longer playing with the band..." (Tweet). Retrieved 2 August 2022 – via Twitter. |date= mismatches calculated date from |number= by two or more days (help)
  2. Earls, John (28 January 2022). "The Kooks on new album '10 Tracks To Echo In The Dark': "A youthful, fresh spirit is what we are all about"". NME. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. Major, Michael (22 April 2022). "The Kooks Share New EP Beautiful World – Echo In The Dark Part II". Broadway World. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. England, Adam (27 July 2022). "The Kooks: 'It's fun to engage with the new way people consume music – which is through streaming'". M Magazine. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. Qureshi, Arusa (27 June 2022). "Listen to The Kooks' disco-tinged new single 'Cold Heart'". NME. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  6. "Offiziellecharts.de – The Kooks – 10 Tracks to Echo in the Dark" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  7. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  8. "Swisscharts.com – The Kooks – 10 Tracks to Echo in the Dark". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  9. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
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