Working Out The Kinks: With New Music on the Horizon, a Look Back at The Kinks’ Capricious Career

With a reunion in the works and a tease of new music from the band, we explore the long & varied career of The Kinks.

The Kinks

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One of the most influential rock bands of the 60s has announced a reunion and a new album. The Kinks’ Ray Davies says the band will reunite after more than 20 years apart. 

Listen to Rob Reinhart dive into the long, but inconsistent career of The Kinks in this audio piece. 

Author

  • Amanda LeClaire is an award-winning journalist and managing editor and lead reporter of WDET's new environmental series, the Detroit Tree Canopy Project, as well as WDET's CuriosiD podcast. She was the host of WDET’s CultureShift and a founding producer of the station’s flagship news talk show *Detroit Today*. Amanda also served as a Morning Edition host at WDET and previously worked as a host, audio and video producer, and reporter for Arizona Public Media.