Shame
Drunk Tank Pink (deluxe Red Vinyl)
There are moments on Drunk Tank Pink where you almost
have to reach for the sleeve to check this is the same band
who made 2018s Songs Of Praise. Such is the jump Shame
have made from the riotous post-punk of their debut to the
sprawling adventurism and twitching anxieties laid out here.
The South Londoners blood and guts spirit, that wink and
grin of devious charm, is still present, its just that its grown into something bigger, something deeper, more ambitious
and unflinchingly honest. The genius of Drunk Tank Pink is how these lyrical themes dovetail with the music. Opener
Alphabet dissects the premise of performance over a siren call of nervous, jerking guitars, its chorus thrown out like a
beer bottle across a mosh pit.
Songs spin off and lurch into unexpected directions throughout
here, be it March Days escalating aural panic attack or the
shapeshifting darkness of Snow Day. Theres a Berlin era Bowie
beauty to the lovelorn Human For A Minute while closer Station
Wagon weaves from a downbeat mooch into a souring, soullifting climax in which Steen elevates himself beyond the clouds
and into the heavens. Or at least thats what it sounds like. From the womb to the clouds (sort of), Shame are currently
very much in the pink
Price
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release
11-02-2022
Label
Item-nr
1295645
EAN
0617308017755
Availability
Not in stock
Tracks
Title
Artist
1
ALPHABET
2
NIGEL HITTER
3
BORN IN LUTON
4
MARCH DAY
5
WATER IN THE WELL
6
SNOW DAY
7
HUMAN, FOR A MINUTE
8
GREAT DOG
9
6/1
10
HARSH DEGREES
11
STATION WAGON
1
ALPHABET (DEMO)
2
NIGEL HITTER (DEMO)
3
BORN IN LUTON (DEMO)
4
MARCH DAY (DEMO)
5
WATER IN THE WELL (DEMO)
6
SNOW DAY (DEMO)
7
HUMAN, FOR A MINUTE (DEMO)
8
GREAT DOG (DEMO)
9
6/1 (DEMO)
10
HARSH DEGREES (DEMO)
11
STATION WAGON (DEMO)
