Konk (album) lot in his life, and being in a band doesn't help that kind of stuff." Rafferty's departure made the band consider splitting up, but they soon reconvened with Dan Logan, formerly of Cat the Dog, a fellow Brighton band that also shared management with The Kooks. On 2 March 2008, Logan participated in a Mike Crossey-produced recording session at RAK Studios that yielded RAK, a nine-song disc that was packaged with the special edition of "Konk". "Konk" was released on 11 April 2008 and went on to debut on the UK Albums Chart at number one with first week sales
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!",