Drunk Tank Pink
by Shame
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 43 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 43
  3. Negative: 1 out of 43
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  1. PerceptionPop
    Jan 20, 2021
    6
    Potential is clear but sound doesn't quite connect with me. Born in Luton and Station Wagon were the real standouts to me.
  2. Ricko
    Feb 4, 2021
    8
    I was a huge fan of their debut. Since then, their contemporaries IDLES and Fontaines DC have both released 2 albums each striking while the iron was hot and it seemed like Shame would take forever to release a follow up to "Songs of Praise" but here it is and "Drunk Tank Pink" has been worth the wait. What strikes me most about this album is how intricate the songs are. This isn'tI was a huge fan of their debut. Since then, their contemporaries IDLES and Fontaines DC have both released 2 albums each striking while the iron was hot and it seemed like Shame would take forever to release a follow up to "Songs of Praise" but here it is and "Drunk Tank Pink" has been worth the wait. What strikes me most about this album is how intricate the songs are. This isn't wrecking ball punk and obviously the vocals aside it sounds more like New York post punk than anything to come out of Western Europe recently. The songs are made up of lots of different riffs and parts driven on by an incredible drumming performance with Charlie Steen's vocals railing vocals on top. The whole band play their own parts to perfection, defying logic by all fitting together brilliantly to make some of the most melodic rock I've heard in a while. Of course it has a few questionable moments and there is a section at the start of the final third of the album where I felt the quality dips a bit. Still, overall it's a record that reveals the work that went it to it with multiple listens and I have to admit many of the finer details passed me by the first couple of time I put this on. Its early doors but if I hear many better albums than this in 2021 then it will be a vintage year.… Expand
  3. Mason_Gunn_1
    Mar 4, 2021
    5
    Beating the sophomore jinx by the skin of their teeth, hard stylistic turns and experimentation sound more like exit strategies of delivering the impossible: an album as good as their debut, Songs Of Praise. The songs sound thrown together and improvised — even ace producer James Ford can't stop nearly every one that's stars with a sizzle from ending with a fizzle. ("Alphabet", "Born In Luton")
  4. Hvidtsen
    Jan 22, 2021
    8
    Very well produced post-punk record, that contains some of their best material yet.
  5. Larissajkx
    Jan 15, 2021
    10
    and a good album and well matured with great guitar riffs and much better than the first album
  6. fkablockhead
    Sep 23, 2021
    7
    Shame - Drunk Tank Pink - 7.16
    My first time listening to this band.
    Favorites: Alphabet, Nigel Hitter, 6/1
  7. Christos71
    Feb 3, 2021
    7
    Captivating stuff. I did like the fact that they evolved their sound (although, to my taste, this is a little bit too much of a post-punk revival). "Station Wagon" is the real standout in the album. The fact that it is the closing track makes you want to play Drunk Tank Pink all over again.
  8. Jack457
    Jan 15, 2021
    8
    Definitely better than Songs of Praise, Because the band sounds more diverse and interesting on it

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82

Universal acclaim - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Rolling Stone
    Feb 2, 2021
    70
    Drunk Tank Pink really takes off when the assault gives way to a groove, a la art-funk gods ESG or Liquid Liquid. [Feb 2021, p.73]
  2. PopMatters
    Jan 25, 2021
    80
    Drunk Tank Pink is a record that emphasizes something that's become even rarer than a rock star: a legitimately exciting band.
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  3. The Quietus
    Jan 19, 2021
    80
    It’s not one for complacent listening as they are quick to pull the carpet from under you. Songs have a tendency to morph into storms. It’s turbulent, but also exhilarating. You can not help but feel rejuvenated after listening to it. With this record there’s certainly a good time to be had.
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