Shame Announce New Album 'Cutthroat' And Accompanying Autumn Tour Dates
Tuesday, 03 June 2025
Written by Jon Stickler
Shame will return later this year with a new album.
Helmed by Grammy-winning producer John Congleton, known for his work with artists like St. Vincent and Angel Olsen, 'Cutthroat' will arrive through Dead Oceans on September 5, following up 2023’s 'Food For Worms'. Vocalist Charlie Steen said:
"It’s about the cowards, the cunts, the hypocrites. Let’s face it, there’s a lot of them around right now. This is about who we are. Our live shows aren’t performance art – they’re direct, confrontational and raw. That’s always been the root of us. We live in crazy times. But it’s not about ‘Poor me.’ It’s about ‘Fuck you’."
As a preview, the London post-punks have shared the album's title track, which offers the band's fiery punk energy and intense style, while tackling themes of corruption and arrogance among societal issues.
"I was reading a lot of Oscar Wilde plays where everything was about paradox,” Steen explained. "In Cutthroat, it’s that whole idea from Lady Windermere’s Fan, ‘Life’s far too important to be taken seriously’.
"Cutthroat is a joyride. It’s for the inexperienced driver. The one who wants to go fast for no reason other than it’s fun. It’s driven by hunger. Hunger for something better. For something you’ve been told you don’t deserve.
“It’s primal. It’s raw. It’s unapologetic. It’s the person who turns up to the party uninvited. ’Cause when you’ve been pushed down, there’s nowhere to go but up. When you ain’t got nothing, you ain’t got nothing to lose.”
Head below to view the song's accompanying Ja Humby-directed video, which captures the band performing the song within a motorcycle wall of death.
Shame will support the LP with UK and European tour between September 28 and November 20, which includes shows in Southampton, Leeds, Dublin, Cork, Manchester, Glasgow, Bristol, Brighton and London, where they'll play the O2 Forum Kentish Town. Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time on Friday (June 6).
Ahead of the tour, they'll perform the album in full at a sold-out show at London's Brixton Jamm tomorrow (June 4). They'll also support Wunderhorse at Dublin's Wider Than Pictures concert series on August 19 and 20. Tickets are on sale now.
'Cutthroat' tracklist:
1. Cutthroat
2. Cowards Around
3. Quiet Life
4. Nothing Better
5. Plaster
6. Spartak
7. To and Fro
8. Lampião
9. After Party
10. Screwdriver
11. Packshot
12. Axis of Evil
Shame Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Sun September 28 2025 - PARIS La Cigale (France)
Mon September 29 2025 - ANTWERP Trix (Belgium)
Tue September 30 2025 - COLOGNE Gebaude 9 (Germany)
Thu October 02 2025 - AMSTERDAM Melkweg (Netherlands)
Fri October 03 2025 - NIJMEGEN Doornroosje (Netherlands)
Sat October 04 2025 - HAMBURG Knust (Germany)
Mon October 06 2025 - COPENHAGEN Pumphuset (Denmark)
Tue October 07 2025 - OSLO Parkteatret AS (Norway)
Wed October 08 2025 - STOCKHOLM Slaktkyrkan (Sweden)
Fri October 10 2025 - HELSINKI Korjaamo (Finland)
Sat October 11 2025 - TALLINN Paavli Kultuurivabrik (Estonia)
Sun October 12 2025 - RIGA Palladium (Latvia)
Tue October 14 2025 - VILNIUS Kablys (Lithuania)
Wed October 15 2025 - WARSAW Niebo (Poland)
Thu October 16 2025 - BERLIN SO36 (Germany)
Sat October 18 2025 - PRAGUE MeetFactory (Czech Republic)
Sun October 19 2025 - BRATISLAVA Cvernovka (Slovakia)
Mon October 20 2025 - VIENNA Chelsea (Austria)
Wed October 22 2025 - ZAGREB Club Mochvara (Croatia)
Thu October 23 2025 - BELGRADE Zappa Baza (Serbia)
Fri October 24 2025 - SOFIA Mixtape 5 (Bulgaria)
Sun October 26 2025 - ISTANBUL Blind (Turkey)
Tue October 28 2025 - BUCHAREST Control (Romania)
Wed October 29 2025 - CLUJ Atelier (Romania)
Thu October 30 2025 - BUDAPEST A38 (Hungary)
Fri October 31 2025 - MUNICH Strom (Germany)
Sun November 02 2025 - ZURICH Plaza (Switzerland)
Mon November 03 2025 - MILAN Magazzini Generali (Italy)
Wed November 05 2025 - LYON LEpicerie Moderne (France)
Thu November 06 2025 - REIMS LA CARTONNERIE (France)
Fri November 07 2025 - LILLE Laeronef (France)
Sun November 09 2025 - SOUTHAMPTON 1865
Mon November 10 2025 - LEEDS Project House
Wed November 12 2025 - DUBLIN National Stadium
Thu November 13 2025 - CORK Cyprus Avenue
Sat November 15 2025 - MANCHESTER New Century
Sun November 16 2025 - GLASGOW Garage
Mon November 17 2025 - BRISTOL Electric Bristol
Wed November 19 2025 - BRIGHTON Chalk
Thu November 20 2025 - LONDON O2 Forum Kentish Town
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