Released via Brace Yourself Records, Grin & Bear It marks the Cardiff band's first new music since their 2025 self-titled debut album. The riotous and raw punk rager almost made it onto the Top 40 record and sees the quintet team up with producer Ross Orton, whose previous credits include Arctic Monkeys, Amyl and the Sniffers, and Yard Act. It finds vocalist Sarah Harvey ripping into the rat race with lyrics written on a piece of scrap paper during a long night shift in 2023.
"This song has had many iterations, seen many a practice room and taken many forms," explained the band, completed by Meg Fretwell, Romi Lawrence, Emily Smith and Nick Doherty-Williams. “It’s a song that we’ve felt really passionate about getting right but the music was never fully hitting. We reworked it from the start of the year in any spare time we had around working our jobs and gigging (as we almost always do) which really helped to emphasise the songs meaning.
"It almost made it onto our debut album but it just wasn’t where it needed to be, we felt it didn’t have enough grit - until now. We really clicked with Ross in the studio and are super proud of what the track has become, it sounds massive."
Head below to view the video, filmed during Panic Shack's recent tour of Germany. "We took this to another level when recording the video. Went full method,” the band said of the promo. “The whole video is filmed and directed by us while on our recent tour in Germany. We left no graffiti’d wall un-lip synced in front of, no green room relaxed in, every cool monument photo op used as a backdrop, it was work work work, grind grind grind… but of course we had a blast doing it.”
Panic Shack will continue touring across the UK, Europe and North America this summer, beginning with appearances at Bearded Theory Festival in Derby and A Stone's Throw Festival in North Shields later this week, the first of multiple festival dates this year.
Later in the summer, they'll support Super Furry Animals at Live at Llangollen Pavillion on July 2. They'll also open for Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter in Halifax on July 11 and Cardiff on August 1, as well as in North America in September, followed by a set at CBGB Festival in New York at the end of that month. Tickets are on sale now.
Panic Shack Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Tue June 09 2026 - WASHINGTON District of Columbia - Atlantis (USA)
Wed June 10 2026 - SOMERVILLE Massachusetts - Rockwell (USA)
Fri June 12 2026 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - PhilaMOCA (USA)
Sat June 13 2026 - NEW YORK New York - Mercury Lounge (USA)
Sun June 14 2026 - NEW KENSINGTON Pennsylvania - Preserving Underground (USA)
Tue June 16 2026 - TORONTO Ontario - Hard Luck Bar (Canada)
Thu June 18 2026 - CHICAGO Illinois - Cobra Lounge (USA)
Sun June 21 2026 - DENVER Colorado - Hi-Dive (USA)
Wed June 24 2026 - PORTLAND Oregon - Polaris Hall (USA)
Thu June 25 2026 - VANCOUVER British Columbia - Cobalt (Canada)
Fri June 26 2026 - SEATTLE Washington - Baba Yaga (USA)
Sun June 28 2026 - SAN FRANCISCO California - Rickshaw Stop (USA)
Mon June 29 2026 - LOS ANGELES California - Zebulon (USA)
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