{"id":2059063,"date":"2026-07-23T19:37:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2059063"},"modified":"2026-07-23T19:37:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:37:25","slug":"the-kinks-ray-and-dave-davies-are-getting-on-great-and-would-never-say-never-to-a-reunion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2059063","title":{"rendered":"The Kinks\u2019 Ray and Dave Davies are \u201cgetting on great\u201d and would \u201cnever say never\u201d to a reunion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kinks_ray_dave.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">The Kinks\u2019 Ray and Dave Davies are \u201cgetting on great\u201d and would \u201cnever say never\u201d to a reunion<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Their new joint exhibition &#8216;The Kinks: Brothers&#8217; opens in London tomorrow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-23T20:37:25+01:00\">23rd July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kinks_ray_dave-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"Q Awards 2018 - Winners\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Ray Davies, Mick Avory and Dave Davies of The Kinks at the Q Awards 2018 held at The Roundhouse on October 17, 2018 in London, England.  (Photo by Dave J Hogan\/Dave J Hogan\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Kinks\u2019\u00a0Ray\u00a0and\u00a0Dave Davies\u00a0have\u00a0said they are \u201cgetting on great\u201d and\u00a0have\u00a0refused to rule out a future reunion.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1204\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>The Kinks on 60 years of sibling rivalry: \u201cWe\u2019re just different animals\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The brothers\u00a0have\u00a0spoken\u00a0to\u00a0<i>The Times<\/i>\u00a0ahead of the opening of their new exhibition,\u00a0<i>The Kinks: Brothers<\/i>, at the\u00a0Gibson Garage in London\u00a0tomorrow (July 24). It will run until September 6, and you can find out more\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The exhibition sees Ray and Dave collaborate with British portrait painter\u00a0Christian Furr, who has reimagined a 1968 passport photobooth picture of the brothers taken in East Finchley, North London, in a series of\u00a0mixed-media\u00a0works on paper and canvas.<\/p>\n<p>Dave cried when he first saw Furr\u2019s paintings, with the images prompting him to consider his fractured relationship with his brother. \u201cIt made me think, \u2018What the hell are we doing?\u2019\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were times\u00a0where\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0stand him. I was storming out of the studio,\u201d he added, explaining that their relationship had\u00a0always been \u201cbuilt on trust, although we hated each other\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DauodQ2u-rV\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The guitarist said the animosity had now subsided, however, adding: \u201cIt\u2019s miraculous, really, how we\u2019ve become so bonded.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe enjoy each other\u2019s company. We were getting on great. We have fluctuated between getting on\u00a0really well\u00a0and not getting on at all over the years but\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0always been telepathy, since childhood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether they could perform together again, Dave replied: \u201cI don\u2019t know, but never say never.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ray and Dave last shared a stage in 2015, when Ray joined his brother in London for a performance of \u2018You Really Got Me\u2019, and\u00a0they\u00a0later\u00a0worked together on new Kinks material in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The brothers discussed the prospect of a reunion in a 2023 interview with\u00a0<i>NME<\/i>, when Ray revealed that they had enough partially completed material for\u00a0\u201cabout 20\u201d new Kinks songs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbISvhijrSr\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Speaking about the demos, some of which date back to the \u201990s and feature contributions from Dave and longtime drummer Mick Avory, Ray said: \u201cWe\u2019ve got loads of songs there in pieces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cThere are about two or three songs I want to finish, and when they\u2019re finished, I\u2019ll put the whole thing together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Ray said a full reunion remained \u201cin the lap of the gods\u201d and would depend on \u201cgetting a show that gives us the credit we deserve\u201d.\u00a0He added that he would have to \u201cpersuade [Dave] to come on\u201d,\u00a0while warning: \u201cYou\u2019ve\u00a0gotta\u00a0be careful because he\u2019ll run off in one direction and I\u2019ll [run] in mine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dave told\u00a0<i>NME<\/i> that their disagreements ultimately stemmed from their contrasting personalities. \u201cWe\u2019re just different animals,\u201d he said. \u201cWe found ourselves at a very young age being in each other\u2019s faces. And we had to work with it somehow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He had also sounded hopeful about a comeback in 2022,\u00a0saying he was \u201coptimistic\u201d about their future. \u201cI hope so!\u201d he said when asked about a reunion. \u201cRay and I have spoken about it \u2013 it\u2019s possible!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">to @thelittleidiot Moby\u2019s criticism of our song LOLA these are the words sent to me and Ray from our dear friend trans icon @jaynecounty27 #JayneCounty. I am highly insulted that MOBY would accuse my brother of being \u2018unevolved\u2019 or transphobic in any way. https:\/\/t.co\/hBFmLPdMKH pic.twitter.com\/qYcxoMc03d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dave Davies (@davedavieskinks) March 22, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>More recently, the brothers presented a united front in March when\u00a0Moby\u00a0described the lyrics to the Kinks\u2019 1970 single \u2018Lola\u2019 as \u201cgross and transphobic\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Lola\u2019 by the Kinks came up on a\u00a0Spotify\u00a0playlist, and I thought the lyrics were gross and transphobic,\u201d\u00a0the electronic musician\u00a0said. \u201cI like their early music, but I was really taken aback at how unevolved the lyrics are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dave\u00a0responded that he was \u201chighly insulted\u201d\u00a0by Moby\u2019s description of his brother, adding: \u201cWhy is\u00a0Moby being\u00a0so rude about this simple song?\u00a0We\u2019re\u00a0not transphobic. Why does he have to have a go at us?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dave later revealed that\u00a0Ray had responded by asking: \u201cWho the fuck is Moby?\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Ray Davies<\/li>\n<li>Rock<\/li>\n<li>The Kinks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div 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anniversary of his death<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jude-bellingham-liam-gallagher@2000x1270-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jude-bellingham-liam-gallagher@2000x1270-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Oasis share \u2018Wonderwall\u2019 tribute to England team as song returns to charts after World Cup<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/OzzyKellyOsbournegrief-first-anniversary-news-story-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/OzzyKellyOsbournegrief-first-anniversary-news-story-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Kelly Osbourne opens up about \u201cendless ache\u201d of grief \u2013 one year on from Ozzy\u2019s death<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ozzy-Osbourne-and-Jack-Osbourne-in-2011.-CREDIT_-Larry-Busacca_Getty-Images-for-Tribeca-Film-Festival-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ozzy-Osbourne-and-Jack-Osbourne-in-2011.-CREDIT_-Larry-Busacca_Getty-Images-for-Tribeca-Film-Festival-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Jack Osbourne shares request from fans on Ozzy Day this week<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Kinks\u2019\u00a0Ray\u00a0and\u00a0Dave Davies\u00a0have\u00a0said they are \u201cgetting on great\u201d and\u00a0have\u00a0refused to rule out a future reunion.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1204\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>The Kinks on 60 years of sibling rivalry: \u201cWe\u2019re just different animals\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The brothers\u00a0have\u00a0spoken\u00a0to\u00a0<i>The Times<\/i>\u00a0ahead of the opening of their new exhibition,\u00a0<i>The Kinks: Brothers<\/i>, at the\u00a0Gibson Garage in London\u00a0tomorrow (July 24). It will run until September 6, and you can find out more\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The exhibition sees Ray and Dave collaborate with British portrait painter\u00a0Christian Furr, who has reimagined a 1968 passport photobooth picture of the brothers taken in East Finchley, North London, in a series of\u00a0mixed-media\u00a0works on paper and canvas.<\/p>\n<p>Dave cried when he first saw Furr\u2019s paintings, with the images prompting him to consider his fractured relationship with his brother. \u201cIt made me think, \u2018What the hell are we doing?\u2019\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were times\u00a0where\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0stand him. I was storming out of the studio,\u201d he added, explaining that their relationship had\u00a0always been \u201cbuilt on trust, although we hated each other\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DauodQ2u-rV\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The guitarist said the animosity had now subsided, however, adding: \u201cIt\u2019s miraculous, really, how we\u2019ve become so bonded.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe enjoy each other\u2019s company. We were getting on great. We have fluctuated between getting on\u00a0really well\u00a0and not getting on at all over the years but\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0always been telepathy, since childhood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether they could perform together again, Dave replied: \u201cI don\u2019t know, but never say never.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ray and Dave last shared a stage in 2015, when Ray joined his brother in London for a performance of \u2018You Really Got Me\u2019, and\u00a0they\u00a0later\u00a0worked together on new Kinks material in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The brothers discussed the prospect of a reunion in a 2023 interview with\u00a0<i>NME<\/i>, when Ray revealed that they had enough partially completed material for\u00a0\u201cabout 20\u201d new Kinks songs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbISvhijrSr\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Speaking about the demos, some of which date back to the \u201990s and feature contributions from Dave and longtime drummer Mick Avory, Ray said: \u201cWe\u2019ve got loads of songs there in pieces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cThere are about two or three songs I want to finish, and when they\u2019re finished, I\u2019ll put the whole thing together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Ray said a full reunion remained \u201cin the lap of the gods\u201d and would depend on \u201cgetting a show that gives us the credit we deserve\u201d.\u00a0He added that he would have to \u201cpersuade [Dave] to come on\u201d,\u00a0while warning: \u201cYou\u2019ve\u00a0gotta\u00a0be careful because he\u2019ll run off in one direction and I\u2019ll [run] in mine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dave told\u00a0<i>NME<\/i> that their disagreements ultimately stemmed from their contrasting personalities. \u201cWe\u2019re just different animals,\u201d he said. \u201cWe found ourselves at a very young age being in each other\u2019s faces. And we had to work with it somehow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He had also sounded hopeful about a comeback in 2022,\u00a0saying he was \u201coptimistic\u201d about their future. \u201cI hope so!\u201d he said when asked about a reunion. \u201cRay and I have spoken about it \u2013 it\u2019s possible!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">to @thelittleidiot Moby\u2019s criticism of our song LOLA these are the words sent to me and Ray from our dear friend trans icon @jaynecounty27 #JayneCounty. I am highly insulted that MOBY would accuse my brother of being \u2018unevolved\u2019 or transphobic in any way. https:\/\/t.co\/hBFmLPdMKH pic.twitter.com\/qYcxoMc03d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dave Davies (@davedavieskinks) March 22, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>More recently, the brothers presented a united front in March when\u00a0Moby\u00a0described the lyrics to the Kinks\u2019 1970 single \u2018Lola\u2019 as \u201cgross and transphobic\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Lola\u2019 by the Kinks came up on a\u00a0Spotify\u00a0playlist, and I thought the lyrics were gross and transphobic,\u201d\u00a0the electronic musician\u00a0said. \u201cI like their early music, but I was really taken aback at how unevolved the lyrics are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dave\u00a0responded that he was \u201chighly insulted\u201d\u00a0by Moby\u2019s description of his brother, adding: \u201cWhy is\u00a0Moby being\u00a0so rude about this simple song?\u00a0We\u2019re\u00a0not transphobic. Why does he have to have a go at us?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dave later revealed that\u00a0Ray had responded by asking: \u201cWho the fuck is Moby?\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-kinks-ray-and-dave-davies-are-getting-on-great-and-would-never-say-never-to-a-reunion-3958660&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kinks_ray_dave.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News The Kinks\u2019 Ray and Dave Davies are \u201cgetting on great\u201d and would \u201cnever say never\u201d to a reunion Their new joint exhibition &#8216;The Kinks: Brothers&#8217; opens in London tomorrow By Max Pilley 23rd July 2026 Ray Davies, Mick Avory and Dave Davies of The Kinks at the Q Awards 2018 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2059063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2059063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2059063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2059063\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2059063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2059063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2059063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}