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
Memoirs of a Murderer (album) the album they had released two EPs; "Midwest Monsters" and "Proem", both of which contained tracks that would feature onto this album. After they released Midwest Monsters they were signed to Roadrunner Records to release Proem in June, to then announce this album a month after its release. The band had previously recorded material for a full-length studio album in 2008 but under the label Equal Vision Records with Chiodos guitarist Jason Hale, however the band dropped from the label with Jason Hale departing from the band and no album was released, details regarding those recorded songs have not been