
Listen to Shame's rousing new single 'This Side Of The Sun'
The track is the band's first since their second album ‘Drunk Tank Pink’

Wide Awake Festival 2021 review: a portrait of a punk scene that’s still thriving
September 3, Brockwell Park: Less than a mile from The Windmill, the cluster of bands that cut their teeth at the venue graduate to the next level at this inaugural event

Shame announce two surprise shows in London tonight
"Expect sweating torsos and inordinate amounts of glitter"

Watch Shame's jazz-tinged NPR Tiny Desk concert
A new direction for the South London band

Standon Calling 2021 review: long-awaited celebration with a dollop of chaos
July 23-25, Standon Lordship: joyful scenes at the festival’s 15th anniversary bash outshine the torrential thunderstorms

Shame announce US tour and 'Born In Luton Remixes' EP
You can hear Austin Brown of Parquet Courts' rework now

Green Man confirm 2021 festival will go ahead and reveal full line-up
Mogwai, Caribou, Fontaines D.C. and more will headline the August event

Shame joke that they'll "drop album 3" if England win Euro 2020
"it's not written or anything but still"

Shame live in Brighton: commanding chaos, and a huge dollop of hope
June 12, Chalk: Cutting through the strangeness of a distanced room, the band give 'Drunk Tank Pink' the raucous live outing it deserves

The best albums of 2021 (so far!)
Here are the records that have brightened up our year so far