Shine a Light is the second full length album released by the Constantines

Constantines

-History:The band was formed by Steve Lambke, Bryan Webb, Doug MacGregor, and Dallas Wehrle in 1999, following the break-up of Webb and MacGregor's emotional hardcore band Shoulder...

, and their first to be released internationally on the Sub Pop

Sub Pop

Sub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington. Sub Pop achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene...

 record label. It was the first album to feature keyboard player Will Kidman

Will Kidman

Will Kidman is a Canadian rock musician, best known as the keyboard player for the Constantines. He has also released two acoustic solo albums under the name Woolly Leaves, the first entitled Dew Dab, recorded in 2001, before joining the Constantines. His second record, entitled Quiet Waters was...

 as a member of the band. The album also features some saxophone assistance from Jonas Berkeley

Jonas Berkeley

Jonas Berkeley is a saxophonist from the Southern Ontario region of Canada, and his work was nominated for a Juno Award with the Constantines on 2003's Shine A Light . He has been playing for 17 years and is conversant on tenor and baritone sax, flute, clarinet and bass clarinet...

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Reception

The music online magazine

Online magazine

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 Pitchfork Media

Pitchfork Media

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placed Shine a Light at number 172 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.

Track listing

1. "National Hum" – 2:49
2. "Shine a Light" – 4:47
3. "Nighttime Anytime (It's Alright)" – 4:13
4. "Insectivora" – 3:56
5. "Young Lions" – 3:50
6. "Goodbye Baby & Amen" – 4:57
7. "On to You" – 4:36
8. "Poison" – 3:36
9. "Scoundrel Babes" – 2:44
10. "Tiger & Crane" – 3:13
11. "Tank Commander (Hung Up in a Warehouse Town)" – 4:02
12. "Sub-Domestic" – 3:36