Shame Announce New Album ‘Cutthroat’, Share New Song

Shame have announced their next album: Cutthroat lands on September 5 via Dead Oceans. Today’s announcement comes with the release of the title track, which is danceable yet frenetic. Check it out and find the album cover and tracklist below.

“I was reading a lot of Oscar Wilde plays where everything was about paradox,” vocalist Charlie Steen said of the new single. “In ‘Cutthroat’, it’s that whole idea from Lady Windermere’s Fan, ‘Life’s far too important to be taken seriously’.”

The follow-up to 2023’s Food for Worms was made with producer John Congleton. “It’s about the cowards, the cunts, the hypocrites,” Steen explained. “Let’s face it, there’s a lot of them around right now.” He added, “This is about who we are. Our live shows aren’t performance art – they’re direct, confrontational and raw. That’s always been the root of us. We live in crazy times. But it’s not about ‘Poor me.’ It’s about ‘Fuck you’.”

Collectively, Shame had this to say about the album:

Cutthroat is a joyride.
It’s for the inexperienced driver. The one who wants to go fast for no reason other than it’s fun.
It’s driven by hunger. Hunger for something better. For something you’ve been told you don’t deserve.
It’s primal. It’s raw. It’s unapologetic. It’s the person who turns up to the party uninvited.
’Cause when you’ve been pushed down, there’s nowhere to go but up. When you ain’t got nothing, you ain’t got nothing to lose.

Cutthroat Cover Artwork:

Cutthroat cover

Cutthroat Tracklist:

1. Cutthroat
2. Cowards Around
3. Quiet Life
4. Nothing Better
5. Plaster
6. Spartak
7. To and Fro
8. Lampião
9. After Party
10. Screwdriver
11. Packshot
12. Axis of Evil

Shame 2025 Tour Dates:

Jun 4 – London, UK – Brixton Jamm [sold out]
Sep 28 – Paris, FR – La Cigale
Sep 29 – Antwerp, BE – TRIX
Sep 30 – Cologne, DE Gebäude 9
Oct 2 – Amsterdam, NL – Melkweg
Oct 3 – Nijmegen, NL – Doornroosje
Oct 4 – Hamburg, DE – Knust
Oct 6 – Copenhagen, DK – Pumphuset
Oct 7- Oslo, NO – Parkteatret AS
Oct 8 – Stockholm, SE – Slaktkyrkan
Oct 10 – Helsinki, FI – Korjaamo
Oct 11 – Tallinn, EE – Paavli Kultuurivabrik
Oct 12 – Riga, LV – Palladium
Oct 14 – Vilnius, LT – Kablys
Oct 15 – Warsaw, PL – NIEBO
Oct 16 – Berlin, DE – SO36
Oct 18 – Prague, CZ – MeetFactory
Oct 19 – Bratislava Nova, SK – Cvernovka
Oct 20 – Vienna, AU – Chelsea
Oct 22 – Zagreb, HR – Club Mochvara
Oct 23 – Belgrade, RS – Zappa Baza
Oct 24 – Sofia, BG – Mixtape 5
Oct 26 – Istanbul, TK – Blind
Oct 28 – Bucharest, RO Control
Oct 29 – Cluj, RO – Atelier
Oct 30 – Budapest, HU A38
Oct 31 – Munich, DE – Strom
Nov 2 – Zurich, CH – Plaza
Nov 3 – Milan, IT – Magazzini Generali
Nov 5 – Lyon, FR – L’Epicerie Moderne
Nov 6 – Reims, FR – La Cartonnerie
Nov 7 – Lille, FR – L’Aeronef
Nov 9 – Southampton, UK – 1865
Nov 10 – Leeds, UK – Project House
Nov 12 – Dublin, IE – National Stadium
Nov 13 – Cork, IE – Cyprus Avenue
Nov 15 – Manchester, UK – New Century
Nov 16 – Glasgow, UK – The Garage
Nov 17 – Bristol, UK – Electric Bristol
Nov 19 – Brighton, UK – Chalk
Nov 20 – London, UK – O2 Forum Kentish Town