Poppy Brit rockers the Kooks are unleashing their second album, Konk, on April 14th. The record, named after the famed studios where the LP was recorded, finds the band recapturing their debut’s distinctly English charm with heavier hooks and Cheap Trick licks. To mark the release, Rock Daily is offering up an exclusive download: a live version of the band’s new single “Always Where I Need To” recorded in February at London’s Astoria.

And here’s a bonus: When the Kooks were in New York recently, our video cameras captured singer-guitarist Luke Pritchard and drummer Paul Garred playing one of eighty demos that didn’t wind of making the album, and dishing some dirt on what went on behind the scenes when they toured with the Rolling Stones. Keep reading for the band’s spring tour dates, too.

Click here to download the “Always Where I Need to Be (Live)” MP3

May 18 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
May 19 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
May 24 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
May 25 – George, WA @ Sasquatch! Festival – all ages
May 26 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
May 29 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
May 30 – Kansas City, MO @ KRBZ’s ‘Buzz Under The Stars’ Series at The City Market
May 31 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Café
June 1 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
June 2 – Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
June 4 – Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
June 5 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore at TLA
June 6 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
June 10 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
June 11 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5

[Video: Pete Maiden]