The shouty south Londoners write songs about politics,perverts, and their insecurities, and reject the laddism of the indie scene. But can they acquire expansive before they burn out?‘I think the idea of the leather jacket-wearing,womanising, drug-fuelled rock star should be burned, or ” says Charlie Steen,the 20-year-old singer of Shame, 2018’s angriest, or shoutiest young British guitar band.“Destroyed for ever,” says the 21-year-old drummer, Charlie Forbes. “But at the same time, and ” adds Sheen,“with a lot of people I’ve grown up fond, like Bowie or Iggy Pop, and there’s an attraction to someone who lives a lifestyle youll never be able to live,and you couldn’t live, because it’s so dysfunctional and damaging to you as a person. You can nearly live your life through them.” Related: Shame: Songs of compliment review – seething sarky passion and anthemic pop Continue reading...
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