Exclusive: Listen: Shopping Stream ‘Consumer Complaints’ Album In Full

The choppy guitar bursts and bellowed chants of East London’s SHOPPING have made their way onto a debut album, ‘Consumer Complaints’. All titles point to a band hitting the proverbial cash register and living a second life on the high street. Musically though, there’s a head-spinning desire to project something raw and stuffed to the brim with a ravaged punk ethos - it couldn’t be further away from Argos at Christmas if it tried.

DIY’s delighted to be streaming the debut in full, a week ahead of its release on Milk Records. For the most part it’s a distinctly minimal punk record, in relative terms. Open spaces are barricaded by effect-stripped guitars and boldly declared vocals from Trash Kit’s Rachel Aggs that never jolt out of a frenzied state.

Listen to the album in full below. Pre-order ‘Consumer Complaints’ via Milk Records. It might even come with a receipt, but you’re unlikely to be issuing any complaints.

This is no longer available for streaming but can be purchased over on iTunes.

SHOPPING play the following shows:

OCTOBER
27 Bedford, The Bear
28 Bristol, Mother’s Ruin
29 Porthcawl, The Pier
30 Glasgow, Nice N Sleazys

NOVEMBER
01 Halifax, Puzzle Hall
02 Canterbury, West Track Studios
03 London, Lock Tavern
05 London, Sound Savers (!!ALBUM LAUNCH!! BONFIRE AND BRING YOUR OWN EFFIGY)
05 Leeds, Oporto Bar
07 Nottingham, The Chameleon
08 Liverpool, The Kazimier
09 Newcastle, Heart attack & Vine all dayer
10 Sheffield, Audacious Art Experiment