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
Just a Band at the 2008 Kora Awards. The band also received a nomination for the Best Urban Fusion Group at the 2008 Kisima Awards. The trio released their sophomore studio effort, "82", on 2 October 2009. Just a Band signed a US licensing deal with Akwaaba Music, who re-released "82" on 23 February 2010. The band released the video for their second single from the album "Ha-He" on Wednesday 17 March 2010. The video is a spoof of blaxploitation films, featuring a protagonist named "Makmende". The video became popular, and has been described as "Kenya's first viral internet meme". The band were