Vocalist Charlie Steen and guitarist Eddie Green wrote to NPR: "This is by far the oldest song we have on this record, written above The Queen’s Head pub in Stockwell in summer, 2014. It started off based around a pretty stupid jangly riff Eddie had written at home some months before, with a godawful funk intro, which we for some reason thought was good at the time. Steen’s lyrics to this song were literally written in a school textbook, as you might be able to tell by listening to them. Lyrically, this song is kind of an outcry of the kind of hopelessness and frustration we ex… read more
Vocalist Charlie Steen and guitarist Eddie Green wrote to NPR: "This is by far the oldest song we have on this record, written above The Queen’s… read more
Vocalist Charlie Steen and guitarist Eddie Green wrote to NPR: "This is by far the oldest song we have on this record, written above The Queen’s Head pub in Stockwell in summer, 201… read more
Following in the footsteps of unflinching musicians and writers such as the Fall, Television Personalities, and Irvine Welsh, South London's bracing post-punk outfit Shame features vocalist Charlie Steen, guitarists Sean Coyle-Smith and Eddie Green, bassist Josh Finerty, and drummer Charlie Forbes. The quintet met in school and formed Shame in 2014 while still in their teens. A family connection led them to practice at the Queen's Head, a gritty Brixton pub that was also home to Fat White Family. Gigs with that band, the Garden, and Slaves led to an appearance at 2016'… read more
Following in the footsteps of unflinching musicians and writers such as the Fall, Television Personalities, and Irvine Welsh, South London's bracing post-punk outfit Shame features vocalist Charlie Steen, guitarists Sean Coyle-Smi… read more