shame – Cutthroat (Vinyl)

Cutthroatisshameat their blistering best. An unapologetic new album with Grammy winning producerJohn Congletonat the helm; its souped up and supercharged. Its exactly where you want shame to be.
Still in their twenties, the five childhood friends –Charlie Steen, guitaristsSean Coyle-SmithandEddie Green, bassistJosh Finertyand drummerCharlie Forbes– have grownShameexponentially, with ambitious sonic ideas and the technical chops to execute them. Having proved themselves several times over with legendary live shows and three critically-acclaimed albums under their belts,Shamewent intoCutthroatready to create a new Ground Zero.
This is about who we are, saysSteen. Our live shows aren’t performance art – theyre direct, confrontational and raw. That’s always been the root of us. We live in crazy times. But its not about Poor me. Its about Fuck you. Crucial to this incendiary new outlook was producerJohn Congleton(St. Vincent, Angel Olsen). From their initial meeting, Congletons no-bullshit approach became a guiding force to streamline the bands ideas.
Stamped throughout withShamestrademark sense of humour, the album takes on the big issues of today and gleefully toys with them. Casting a merciless eye on themes of conflict and corruption; hunger and desire; lust, envy and the omnipresent shadow of cowardice.
Musically, too, the record plays with visceral new ideas. Making electronic music on tour for fun,Coyle-Smithhad previously seen the loops he was crafting as a separate entity to the thing she wrote forShame. Then, he realised, maybe they didnt have to be. “This time, anything could go if it sounded good and you got it right, “he says.
The result is an album that revels in the idiosyncrasies of life, raising an eyebrow and asking the ugly questions that so often get tactfully brushed over.

Tracklist:01. Cutthroat02. Cowards Around03. Quiet Life04. Nothing Better05. Plaster06. Spartak07. To and Fro08. Lampio09. After Party10. Screwdriver11. Packshot12. Axis of Evil