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Origin | South London, England |
Genres | Post-punk, indie rock |
Years active | 2014–present |
Labels | Dead Oceans |
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Website | shame |
Shame (stylised in all lowercase) is an English post-punk band originally from South London, England. The band consists of lead vocalist Charlie Steen, guitarists Eddie Green and Sean Coyle-Smith, bassist Josh Finerty and drummer Charlie Forbes.
Signed to Dead Oceans, the band's debut album Songs of Praise was released on 12 January 2018. This was followed by Drunk Tank Pink on 15 January 2021, which debuted at number eight on the UK Albums Chart. The band's third album Food for Worms was released on 24 February 2023. The group has received critical acclaim from publications including NME , [1] Paste , [2] and Clash . [3]
Shame released their debut album Songs of Praise on 12 January 2018 through Dead Oceans, and it was met with critical acclaim. The record currently holds an aggregated score of 83 based on 20 reviews. [4] The album peaked at number 32 on the UK Albums Chart and remained on the chart for two weeks.
In late January 2020, NME reported that Shame was working on their second studio album and that recording had been complete. [5] On 18 November 2020, the band confirmed that their second studio album, entitled Drunk Tank Pink , would come out 15 January 2021, a little more than three years after their debut album. [6] In December 2020, Shame released the single "Snow Day" with an accompanying visualiser from their second album Drunk Tank Pink. [7]
In November 2022, in correlation with their single "Fingers of Steel", their third album was announced, and the singles "Six-Pack" and "Adderall" were released before it came out. The album, Food for Worms , was released on 24 February 2023. [8]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||
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UK [9] | UK Indie [10] | UK Vinyl [11] | BEL (FL) [12] | BEL (WA) [13] | NLD [14] | SCO [15] | |||
Songs of Praise |
| 32 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 175 | 94 | 41 | |
Drunk Tank Pink |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 107 | 97 | 6 | |
Food for Worms |
| 21 | — | — | 54 | 167 | — | 9 |
Title | Album details |
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Live at Génériq Festival 17-2-17, Dijon [17] |
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Live Sermons [18] |
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Gone Fisting [19] |
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Title | Year | Album |
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"Gold Hole" | 2016 | Songs of Praise |
"The Lick" | ||
"Tasteless" | 2017 | |
"Visa Vulture" | Non-album single | |
"Concrete" | Songs of Praise | |
"One Rizla" | ||
"Alphabet" | 2020 | Drunk Tank Pink |
"Water in the Well" | ||
"Snow Day" | ||
"Nigel Hitter" | 2021 | |
"This Side of the Sun" | Non-album singles | |
"Baldur’s Gate" [20] | ||
"Fingers of Steel" [16] | 2022 | Food for Worms |
"Six-Pack" [21] | ||
"Adderall" + "Slimbo" [22] | 2023 |
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