Shame Announces New Album And Tour, Shares Video For New Song “Fingers Of Steel”

Food for worms Released February 24, 2023 via Dead Oceans

November 15, 2022

By Mark Redfern

Photography by Pooneh Ghana

British post-punk band Shame have announced a new album, Food for worms, and shared their debut single, “Fingers of Steel,” via video. They also announced tour dates. Food for worms is due out February 24, 2023 via Dead Oceans. Check out “Fingers of Steel” below, followed by the track list and album art, as well as tour dates.

Food for worms is the sequel to 2021 Pink Drunk Tank Top. For the album, they worked with famed producer Flood. In a press release, leader Charlie Steen calls Food for worms “The Lamborghini of Shame records.”

James Humby directed the “Fingers of Steel” video. Steen had this to say about the video in the press release: “Self-obsession, social media flogging and death can all be seen in this Oscar-nominated performance. No one has ever made a video like this before and when you watch it you will understand why. Think casablancabut in color, and better.

Food for worms List of tracks:

1. Fingers of Steel
2. Six-pack
3. Yankees
4. Alibis
5.Adderall
6. Orchid
7. The Fall of Paul
8. Burn on purpose
9. Different Person
10. Everyone

Shame Tour Dates:

Marry. March 1 – Dublin, IE @ Button Factory
Fri, March 3 – Glasgow, UK @ SWG3
Sat. March 4 – Newcastle, UK @ Boiler Shop
Sun. March 5 – Leeds, UK @ Stylus
Tue 7th March – Sheffield, UK @ Leadmill
Marry. March 8 – Liverpool, UK @ Invisible Wind Factory
Thu March 9 – Bristol, UK @ SWX
Sat. March 11 – Manchester, UK @ New Century Hall
Sun. March 12 – Cardiff, UK @ Tramshed
Tue., March 14 – Nantes, FR @ Stereolux
Marry. March 15 – Paris, FR @ Cabaret Sauvage
Thu March 16 – Bordeaux, FR @ Rock School Barbey
Sat. March 18 – Lisbon, PT @ LAV
Sun. March 19 – Madrid, ES @ Nazca
Mon. March 20 – Barcelona, ​​ES @ La 2 de Apolo
Marry. March 22 – Nîmes, FR @ Paloma
Thu, March 23 – Milan, IT @ Magnolia
Fri. March 24 – Zurich, CH @ Plaza
Sun. March 26 – Munich, DE @ Technikum
Mon. March 27 – Berlin, DE @ Astra
Tue., March 28 – Hamburg, DE @ Markthalle
Thu, March 30 – Oslo, NO @ Vulkan
Fri, March 31 – Stockholm, SE @ Debaser
Sat. April 1 – Copenhagen, DK @ VEGA
Mon. April 3 – Brussels, BE @ AB
Tue., April 4 – Cologne, DE @ Floria
Thu. April 6 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
Fri, April 28 – London, UK @ Brixton Academy
Marry. May 10 – Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
Fri May 12 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
Sat. May 13 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Sun. May 14 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
Tue. May 16 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
Thu, May 18 – Montreal, QC @ Foufounes Électriques
Fri. May 19 – Ottawa, ON @ Club SAW
Sat. May 20 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
Mon, May 22 – Kalamazoo, MI @ Bell’s Quirky Cafe
Marry. May 24 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
Fri, May 26 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
Sat. May 27 – Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
Sun. May 28 – Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge
Tue. May 30 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
Fri. June 2 – Austin, TX @ The Scoot Inn
Sat. June 3 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
Sun. June 4 – New Orleans, LA @ Toulouse Theater

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