Shame - Drunk Tank Pink (Black Vinyl)

Shame - Drunk Tank Pink (Black Vinyl)There are moments on Drunk Tank Pink where you almost have to reach for the sleeve to check this is the same band who made 2018s Songs Of Praise. Such is the jump Shame have made from the riotous post punk of their debut to the sprawling adventurism and twitching anxieties laid out here. The South Londoners blood and guts spirit, that wink and grin of devious charm, is still present, its just that its grown into something bigger, something deeper,

strongly evoking the likes of Paul Hardcastle

time elapsed differently”

blues and rock in captivating ways

" "Floating In The Wind" and "Early Morning

The title itself conveys the overarching theme of the album

but fuses sludge

and soul of a dance music original

Interspersed throughout the album are Nina's signature woozy instrumentals

The second you step inside you transport to its early ’60s heyday and its louche mid-’70s denouement

” This album is a highly personal take on Brown’s ruminations on life and the changes that have occurred -and those that didn't - following the ups and downs of career success

” a reject from a commercial

's final album Josephine (2009)