Shame present new track, "Spartak"

Lyrically, the song criticizes cliques and group-mentality, setting its crosshairs on the social climbers; the people at the party always looking over your shoulder trying to find someone more important.

“I guess this disdain towards cliques comes from how shit I was made to feel by the cool kids growing up,” vocalist Charlie Steen explains. “ I was a chubby teenager who liked the wrong type of music and wore the wrong type of clothes. It’s just another time I’d like to say fuck you to those people, and to anyone who makes someone feel shitty for not fitting in.”

Cutthroat follows the 2023 release, Food For Worms, and its 2021 predecessor, Drunk Tank Pink.

The band will embark on a number of EU, UK and Ireland dates later this year, with shows in Paris, Cologne, Oslo, Berlin, Leeds, Manchester, Dublin, Cork, and more, including their biggest London headline show to date at Kentish Town Forum on 20 November.