Shine On (The Kooks song) 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 "Sofa Song". "Shine On" was also featured in
Konk (album) contrived with the recycling of old guitar lines and intros." "NME" suggested the departure of Rafferty affected "Konk" production, stating ""Konk" is the sound of a band in disarray, unsuccessfully attempting to hold things together." In 2011, responding to claims that he had left the band due to drug abuse, Rafferty insisted that the real reason for his departure was because he "didn't think "Konk" was very good, and I said that." Further elaborating on these comments, he said that his dissatisfaction with the album was because "it wasn’t written in the same way (as the first album) so there