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
Common Shiner (band) bit and done another full-length, but there were enough fans out there who really wanted recordings of these songs as soon as they could get them." In December 2008, just a year after their relocation to Chicago, the band released a four-track EP entitled "EPs Never Have Titles," which was recorded and mixed in Grand Rapids by band friend Chris Andrus of West Michigan native band Bless You Boys. It was released solely as a free online download at www.saynotobadpop.com, marking a new venture for the band in free online music. Common Shiner released a full-length acoustic album entitled "Before