Shine a Light (Constantines album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Shine a Light
| type = studio
| artist = Constantines
| cover = Constantines_shinealight_art.jpg
| alt =
| released = August 19, 2003
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Indie rock, alternative rock
| length = 46:30
| label = Three Gut, Sub Pop Records
| producer =
| prev_title = Constantines
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = Tournament of Hearts
| next_year = 2005
}}
Shine a Light is the second full-length album released by the Constantines, and their first to be released internationally on the Sub Pop record label. It was the first album to feature keyboard player Will Kidman as a member of the band. The album also features some saxophone assistance from Jonas Berkeley.
Reception
{{Album ratings
| MC = 83/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/shine-a-light/the-constantines|title=Reviews for Shine A Light by The Constantines|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=September 28, 2018}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/shine-a-light-mw0000037202|title=Shine a Light – Constantines|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=September 28, 2018|last=Phares|first=Heather}}
| rev2 = Alternative Press
| rev2score = 4/5{{cite journal|title=Constantines: Shine a Light|journal=Alternative Press|issue=183|date=October 2003|page=124}}
| rev3 = Now
| rev3score = 4/5{{cite news|url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/constantines-2003-08-14/|title=Constantines|work=Now|date=August 14, 2003|access-date=July 3, 2019|last=Perlich|first=Tim}}
| rev4 = Pitchfork
| rev4score = 8.3/10{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1589-shine-a-light/|title=Constantines: Shine a Light|work=Pitchfork|date=August 20, 2003|access-date=September 28, 2018|last=Ott|first=Chris|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101182634/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1589-shine-a-light/|archive-date=January 1, 2015|url-status=dead}}
| rev5 = Uncut
| rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite journal|url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/the-constantines-shine-a-light|title=The Constantines – Shine A Light|journal=Uncut|issue=82|date=March 2004|access-date=September 28, 2018|page=87|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928200810/https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/the-constantines-shine-a-light|archive-date=September 28, 2018|url-status=dead}}
}}
Pitchfork placed Shine a Light at number 172 on its list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7706-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-200-151/3/|work=Pitchfork|author=Pitchfork staff|title=The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s|date=September 28, 2009|access-date=October 1, 2009|page=3|archive-date=September 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910125751/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7706-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-200-151/3/|url-status=dead}} It was nominated for a 2004 Juno Award under the category Alternative Album of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://junoawards.ca/artist-profile/constantines/|title=Constantines {{pipe}} Previous Nominations|website=Juno Awards|access-date=2021-11-28}}
Track listing
- "National Hum" – 2:49
- "Shine a Light" – 4:47
- "Nighttime Anytime (It's Alright)" – 4:13
- "Insectivora" – 3:56
- "Young Lions" – 3:50
- "Goodbye Baby & Amen" – 4:57
- "On to You" – 4:36
- "Poison" – 3:36
- "Scoundrel Babes" – 2:44
- "Tiger & Crane" – 3:13
- "Tank Commander (Hung Up in a Warehouse Town)" – 4:02
- "Sub-Domestic" – 3:36