Shame have announced the follow-up to 2021’s Drunk Tank Pink. The new LP is called Food for Worms, and it’s set to arrive on February 24 via Dead Oceans. Today’s announcement comes with the release of the lead single ‘Fingers of Steel’, alongside a music video directed by James Humby. Check it out along with the album cover, tracklist, and the band’s upcoming tour dates below.
“Self-obsession, social media flagellation and death can all be seen in this Oscar-nominated performance,” Shame frontman Charlie Steen said of the visual in a statement. “No one’s ever done a video like this before and when you watch it, you’ll see why. Think Casablanca, but in color, and better.”
Shame recruited producer Flood, who has worked with the likes of Nick Cave, U2, and PJ Harvey, to record the new album, which Steen referred to as “the Lamborghini of shame records.”
“I don’t think you can be in your own head forever,” he added. “It’s weird, isn’t it? Popular music is about love, heartbreak, or yourself. There isn’t much about your mates.”
Food for Worms Cover Artwork:
Food for Worms Tracklist:
1. Fingers of Steel
2. Six-Pack
3. Yankees
4. Alibis
5. Adderall
6. Orchid
7. The Fall of Paul
8. Burning by Design
9. Different Person
10. All the People
Shame 2023 Tour Dates:
Mar 1 Dublin, Ireland – Button Factory
Mar 3 Glasgow, Scotland – SWG3
Mar 4 Newcastle upon Tyne, England – Boiler Shop
Mar 5 Leeds, England – Stylus
Mar 7 Sheffield, England – Leadmill
Mar 8 Liverpool, England – Invisible Wind Factory
Mar 9 Bristol, England – SWX
Mar 12 Cardiff, Wales – Tramshed
Mar 14 Nantes, France – Stereolux
Mar 15 Paris, France – Cabaret Sauvage
Mar 16 Bordeaux, France – Rock School Barbey
Mar 18 Lisbon, Portugal – Lisboa ao Vivo (LAV)
Mar 19 Madrid, Spain – Nazca
Mar 20 Barcelona, Spain – La 2 de Apolo
Mar 22 Nimes, France – Paloma
Mar 23 Milan, Italy – Magnolia
Mar 24 Zurich, Switzerland – Plaza
Mar 26 Munich, Germany – Technikum
Mar 27 Berlin, Germany – Astra
Mar 28 Hamburg, Germany – Markthalle
Mar 30 Oslo, Norway – Vulkan
Mar 31 Stockholm, Sweden – Debaser
Apr 1 Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega
Apr 3 Brussels, Belgium – AB
Apr 4 Cologne, Germany – Floria
Apr 6 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg
Apr 28 London, England – Brixton Academy
May 10 Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall
May 12 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
May 13 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
May 14 New York, NY – Warsaw
May 16 Boston, MA – The Sinclair
May 18 Montreal, Quebec – Foufounes Électriques
May 19 Ottawa, Ontario – Club SAW
May 20 Toronto, Ontario – Lee’s Palace
May 22 Kalamazoo, MI – Bell’s Eccentric Cafe
May 24 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
May 26 St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway
May 27 Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck
May 28 Fayetteville, AR – George’s Majestic Lounge
May 30 Dallas,TX – Granada Theater
Jun 2 Austin, TX – The Scoot Inn
Jun 3 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
Jun 4 New Orleans, LA – Toulouse Theatre
