Shine On (The Kooks song) John Lewis 'Through The Ages' advert in 2011. Shine On (The Kooks song) "Shine On" is a song by British indie rock band The Kooks and is the second single from their 2008 album "Konk". It was released on 7 July 2008. Although debuting at a disappointing #63 in the UK Singles Chart the song has received a lot of airplay becoming a radio hit. The release of "Shine On" has also boosted "Konk" back into the UK top 40 album chart. Upon the physical release of "Shine On", the single climbed to #25, the band's lowest charting single since
Nits (band) 2015, the band released "Hotel Europa", a double live album with songs ranging from "Giant Normal Dwarf" (1990) to "Malpensa" (2012), with exception of a live version of "In the Dutch Mountains". The album received rave reviews and entered the Dutch album charts at #5, making it their highest charting album since "Urk" (#3, 1989) and their first Top 10 album since "Doing the Dishes" (#8, 2008). In November 2015, all Nits albums were released on digital platforms such as Spotify, Deezer and Apple Music. In 2016 the band played 20 shows with Scapino Ballet Rotterdam. The show, entitled "TING!",