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Shame share new single ‘Concrete’
The band play London’s Scala next month.
Ahead of a string of tour dates that includes a headline date at London’s Scala next month, post-punkers Shame have shared a new single.
‘Concrete’ is the track’s name, and according to frontman Charlie Steen is “about someone who’s trapped in a relationship and they’re being pummelled into surrender. It’s not about a physically abusive relationship – more an emotionally and psychologically draining one. The call-and-response vocals is the central figure’s own internal dialogue. They are dealing with two different things that they don’t want to address.”
The band’s UK and Ireland tour calls at:
OCTOBER
09 Bristol Louisiana
10 Leeds Lending Room
11 Manchester Soup Kitchen
12 Edinburgh Sneaky Pete’s
13 Liverpool Buyers Club
14 Dublin Workman’s Club
18 London Scala
21 Cardiff SWN Festival
Shame are one of the acts involved in the European Talent Exchange Programme. For more information on ETEP, and the artists and festivals involved, head to etep.nl.
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