Thursday, September 10, 2020

Shame burst back with 'Alphabet' and announce London date for next April


Credit: Sam Gregg



Words: Ellie Ward 

Shame return for the autumn with a blazingly frenetic new single 'Alphabet'. The release comes as their first new material since 2018's debut album 'Songs of Praise'.

The James Ford-produced song is unveiled alongside a video, directed by Tegen Williams, which captures the unnerving nature of hypnagogic hallucinations and the distressing way the mind can play tricks on us while dreaming.

“‘Alphabet’ is a direct question, to the audience and the performer, on whether any of this will ever be enough to reach satisfaction,” says frontman Charlie Steen. “At the time of writing it, I was experiencing a series of surreal dreams where a manic subconscious was bleeding out of me and seeping into the lyrics. All the unsettling and distressing imagery I faced in my sleep have taken on their own form in the video.”

The band have also announced they will play London’s Electric Brixton on April 22 2021.

Listen to 'Alphabet' via the visualizer below.

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