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
Socratic (band) Farms Studio in rural Western Massachusetts. At this time the band added Vincent D'Amico on piano which heavily influenced the band's sound. Swider left the band in May 2006 and was replaced by bassist Lou Panico. Later that year on December 5, 2006, a free 5-track EP entitled "Just Turn" was made available for download from the band's Myspace and PureVolume profiles. Their next full-length album entitled "Spread The Rumors" (produced by Mark Hoppus of blink-182 and +44) was released on May 6, 2008 and was recorded in Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker's recording studio in California. In 2010, founding