# Shame (band)

Shame (stylised in all lowercase) is an English post-punk band originally from South London, England. The band consists of lead vocalist Charlie Steen, guitarists Eddie Green and Sean Coyle-Smith, bassist Josh Finerty and drummer Charlie Forbes.
Signed to Dead Oceans, the band's debut album Songs of Praise was released on 12 January 2018. This was followed by Drunk Tank Pink on 15 January 2021, which debuted at number eight on the UK Albums Chart. The band's third album Food for Worms was released on 24 February 2023. The group has received critical acclaim from publications including NME, Paste, and Clash.

## History

At a KEXP performance in Seattle (released Dec 19,2018) Charlie Steen, Shame's singer and front man, introduced the post-punk outfit as 'from Nashville Tennessee, believing in Christianity and freedom'. In reality, Steen and fellow band members Josh Finerty and Eddie Green attended the Emanuel School in London, playing as Shame during their tenure as students there. At the time, Finerty described their music as sounding like "early UK Subs". Shame (dressed as choir boys) released a limited picture disc edition LP of their first album 'Songs of Praise' which articulated their deluge of Christian ideology. Nevertheless, Shame have repeatedly renounced their origin to be above the Queen's Head pub in Brixton, where Charlie Forbes' Dad coined the term for the band's name.
Shame released their debut album Songs of Praise on 12 January 2018 through Dead Oceans, and it was met with critical acclaim. The record currently holds an aggregated score of 83 based on 20 reviews. The album peaked at number 32 on the UK Albums Chart and remained on the chart for two weeks.
In late January 2020, NME reported that Shame was working on their second studio album and that recording had been complete. On 18 November 2020, the band confirmed that their second studio album, entitled Drunk Tank Pink, would come out 15 January 2021, a little more than three years after their debut album. In December 2020, Shame released the single "Snow Day" with an accompanying visualiser from their second album Drunk Tank Pink.
In November 2022, in correlation with their single "Fingers of Steel", their third album was announced, and the singles "Six-Pack" and "Adderall" were released before it came out. The album, Food for Worms, was released on 24 February 2023.

## Members

* Charlie Steen – lead vocals (2014–present)
* Eddie Green – guitar (2014–present)
* Sean Coyle-Smith – guitar (2014–present)
* Josh Finerty – bass (2014–present)
* Charlie Forbes – drums (2014–present)

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Title | Album details | UK | UK Indie | UK Vinyl | BEL (FL) | BEL (WA) | NLD | SCO | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Songs of Praise | Released: 12 January 2018 Label: Dead Oceans Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl | 32 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 175 | 94 | 41 | |
| Drunk Tank Pink | Released: 15 January 2021 Label: Dead Oceans Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 107 | 97 | 6 | |
| Food for Worms | Released: 24 February 2023 Label: Dead Oceans Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl | 21 | — | — | 54 | 167 | — | 9 | |

### Live albums

| Title | Album details |
| Live at Génériq Festival 17-2-17, Dijon | Released: 22 April 2018 Label: Dijon (001) Formats: Cassette |
| Live Sermons | Released: 12 January 2018 Label: Dead Oceans (DOC144BONUS) Formats: Promo CD |

### EPs

| Title | EP details |
| Gone Fisting | Released: 23 November 2014 Label: Self-released (Shame001) Formats: CD |

### Singles

| Title | Year | Album |
| "Gold Hole" | 2016 | Songs of Praise |
| "The Lick" | 2016 | Songs of Praise |
| "Tasteless" | 2017 | Songs of Praise |
| "Visa Vulture" | 2017 | Non-album single |
| "Concrete" | 2017 | Songs of Praise |
| "One Rizla" | 2017 | Songs of Praise |
| "Alphabet" | 2020 | Drunk Tank Pink |
| "Water in the Well" | 2020 | Drunk Tank Pink |
| "Snow Day" | 2020 | Drunk Tank Pink |
| "Nigel Hitter" | 2021 | Drunk Tank Pink |
| "This Side of the Sun" | 2021 | Non-album singles |
| "Baldur’s Gate" | 2021 | Non-album singles |
| "Fingers of Steel" | 2022 | Food for Worms |
| "Six-Pack" | 2022 | Food for Worms |
| "Adderall" + "Slimbo" | 2023 | Food for Worms |