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75

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

  • Summary: The third full-length release for British punk band Shame features a guest appearance from Phoebe Bridgers.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 19
  2. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Feb 22, 2023
    100
    It feels cohesive and wholeheartedly honest, embracing its rough edges with vulnerability. Guitar scene frontrunners once again? Most certainly.
  2. Feb 28, 2023
    83
    Food for Worms‘ greatest strength is to chronicle how incredible it can feel to be in the presence of this band, at this moment. It feels as if you could almost reach out and touch them, rip open their shirts and feel their sweat.
  3. Feb 21, 2023
    80
    The result is an album soaked in nostalgia and melancholy but retains the razor-sharp edge that make shame so brilliant.
  4. 80
    Shame’s latest offering is a refreshing refuge for those thirsting for music that stirs you up live, and allows you to play witness to a band’s evolution of sound.
  5. Feb 24, 2023
    75
    The opening half of Food for Worms is split between exhausting punk ragers and introspective indie-rock numbers. ... With Food for Worms, Shame does manage to reach new heights on the closer, a winding, Glastonbury-sized anthem entitled “All the People.”
  6. Feb 27, 2023
    70
    On Food for Worms, Shame don't so much discard everything that came before as they strip away what doesn't fit anymore. Occasionally, the results are a little muddled, but at its best, the album is a thrilling testament to creative bravery.
  7. 50
    Food for Worms is frustrating in its lack of direction, but more than anything, frustrating because it could be spectacular.

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  1. Aug 7, 2023
    8
    3 albums in and Shame have established themselves as one of the best indie rock/post punk bands of the last 5 years. "Food For Worms" mixes3 albums in and Shame have established themselves as one of the best indie rock/post punk bands of the last 5 years. "Food For Worms" mixes the relative polish of their debut with the rawer sound of their incredible follow up "Drunk Tank Pink" without necessarily building on what they have done before. While I continue to enjoy the album, so far it is my least favourite of their 3 albums and seems to lack the hooks of the previous efforts. This is less frantic and the songs break down too often I'm thinking it might be more of a grower and will reveal more layers with further listens. Expand