... And there's even more music on tap Halloween night, as Britpop's newest band The Kooks makes its island debut at Pipeline Cafe.

Heralding from the now-chic town of Brighton on the south coast of England, the band has found worldwide success for its generally sunny tunes as sung by appealing leadman Luke Pritchard. Playing with fellow 20-somethings Hugh Harris and Paul Garred, The Kooks got four hits out of their debut album “;Inside In/Inside Out,”; led by the song “;Naive.”; Their sophomore album, this year's “;Konk,”; has already garnered three singles, “;Always Where I Need to Be,”; “;Shine On”; (best known for its use in a Michelob Ultra beer TV commercial) and the ballad “;Sway.”;

But with swift success comes some trials and tribulations, and during a brief but candid interview with Harris by phone from his Seattle hotel room last week, the musician revealed that The Kooks will definitely need some downtime to regroup.

“;It's definitely been not the easiest of times,”; Harris said. “;Not that it's been bad, but it has been incredibly difficult.”;

That concern has been who will end up being the band's bass player. After original member Max Rafferty quit earlier this year, his replacement Dan Logan also left the band late last month.

“;A lot of things have been happening in such a short time,”; Harris said. “;With all of the success coming so quickly to us, it's like we've experienced what other veteran bands would go through over, say, a 15-year time period. It's been kind of annoying.

“;What's been tough is that we've really made our reputation as a live, touring band. But even with the extent of celebrity that we've gotten, it's been madness.”;

After finishing up the bulk of touring at the end of November—which includes sold-out dates in Japan and Europe—Harris said “;we've got to spend some time together”; to figure out the next phase of the band.

Harris wants to build on what they accomplished in the studio with “;Konk,”; in which he thought the songs “;have a lot more depth and production style. It's thicker, having the genius of the sound without turning up the gain, and showing through sound and sentiment a maturity and a natural progression. I thought our first record was quite nasal and fuzzy, and the second album shows we still have more time to grow.

“;Our career's like watching an oven timer,”; he said. “;With bands like the Kinks and the Stones, who are obviously big influences on us, they kept producing good music over the years. And that's what we're about. We want to keep playing good music.”;

But there is one thing the band is gladly anticipating, and that's being in Hawaii on Halloween.

“;It's going to brilliant! I can't tell you how much we're looking forward to playing there,”; Harris said.