Songs of Praise
Studio album by
Shame
Released12 January 2018
RecordedApril 2017
StudioRockfield Studios
Genre
Length38:29
LabelDead Oceans
Producer
  • Dan Foat
  • Nathan Boddy
Shame chronology
Live Sermons
(2018)		 Songs of Praise
(2018)		 Drunk Tank Pink
(2021)
Singles from Songs of Praise
  1. "Concrete"
    Released: 20 September 2017
  2. "One Rizla"
    Released: 15 November 2017
  3. "Lampoon"
    Released: 27 February 2018

Songs of Praise is the debut studio album by the British post-punk band Shame, released via Dead Oceans in January 2018.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10[2]
Metacritic83/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Financial Times[6]
The Guardian[7]
Mojo[8]
NME[9]
Pitchfork7.5/10[10]
Q[11]
Record Collector[12]
The Times[13]
Uncut8/10[14]

Songs of Praise was met with widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83, based on 20 reviews.[4]

Reviewing for The Times in January 2018, Will Hodgkinson said "this album has excitement and confidence fizzing out of every song, the spirit of punk-rock defiance given an energy shot for a new generation."[13] Eve Barlow of Pitchfork proclaimed, "the UK rock group separates themselves from their peers, imbuing their post-adolescent rage with wit and, crucially, a self-effacing awareness that they may never succeed."[10] In Mojo, Martin Aston called Songs of Praise an "incendiary debut" from a band who are "a visceral, frayed, clanging racket but still mindful of tunes".[8]

Robert Christgau was lukewarm about the album and said, although Shame can "assemble a fast rock song—I see where the honorific 'punk' comes up in their reviews of praise, but this music just isn't intense enough to merit it—their affect is devoid of any species of uplift: humor, empathy, solidarity, lyrics with a twist, all that corny stuff I retain a yen for. Formally anthemic, spiritually not is another way to put it. True enough, this has turned into a white male mindset, affliction, what have you. Part of the problem not part of the solution. Might they lift themselves out of it sometime? Hope so."[15]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Shame

No.TitleLength
1."Dust on Trial"3:34
2."Concrete"3:34
3."One Rizla"3:34
4."The Lick"4:11
5."Tasteless"3:05
6."Donk"1:41
7."Gold Hole"4:46
8."Friction"4:31
9."Lampoon"2:34
10."Angie"6:55
Total length:38:29

Personnel

Shame

  • Charlie Steen – lead vocals
  • Sean Coyle-Smith – guitar; backing vocals (track 2)
  • Eddie Green – guitar; backing vocals (track 2)
  • Josh Finerty – bass guitar; backing vocals (all tracks except 1); additional percussion (track 10)
  • Charlie Forbes – drums; backing vocals (tracks 2, 3, 7-9)

Additional Performers

  • Holly Whitaker – backing vocals (track 10)
  • Dan Foat – programming, keyboards
  • Nathan Boddy – programming, keyboards

Production

  • Dan Foat – production
  • Nathan Boddy – production, mixing
  • Sean Genockey – engineering
  • Samir Alikhanizadeh – additional production (track 1)
  • Joe Jones – assistant engineer
  • Paul Carr – assistant engineer
  • Ric Baxendale – additional engineering (tracks 1, 8, 10)
  • Matt Colton – mastering

Artwork

  • Holly Whitaker – photography
  • Miles Johnson – design

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 42
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 175
French Albums (SNEP)[18] 106
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[19] 94
Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] 41
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 32

Accolades

Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Piccadilly Records Top 100 Albums of 2018
72
Rough Trade Top 100 Albums of 2018
1
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2018
12

References

  1. ↑ Desler, Madison (8 January 2018). "Shame: Songs of Praise Review". Paste. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Songs Of Praise by Shame reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Songs of Praise by Shame on Apple Music". iTunes. 12 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Songs of Praise by Shame Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Songs of Praise – Shame". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  6. ↑ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (19 January 2018). "Shame: Songs of Praise — 'authentic punk-like approach'". Financial Times. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  7. ↑ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (11 January 2018). "Shame: Songs of Praise review – seething sarky passion and anthemic pop". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  8. 1 2 Aston, Martin (12 January 2018). "Shame – Songs of Praise". Mojo. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  9. ↑ Bassett, Jordan (9 January 2018). "Shame – 'Songs Of Praise' Album Review". NME. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  10. 1 2 Barlow, Eve (17 January 2018). "Shame: Songs of Praise". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  11. ↑ Perry, Andrew (February 2018). "There's a Riot Goin' On". Q (381): 113.
  12. ↑ Peacock, Tim (January 2018). "Shame – Songs Of Praise". Record Collector (475). Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  13. 1 2 Hodgkinson, Will (12 January 2018). "Pop: Shame: Songs of Praise". The Times. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  14. ↑ Wray, Daniel Dylan (February 2018). "Shame: Songs of Praise". Uncut (249): 32.
  15. ↑ Christgau, Robert (9 July 2019). "Xgau Sez". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  16. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Shame – Songs of Praise" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  17. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Shame – Songs of Praise" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  18. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Shame – Songs of Praise". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  19. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Shame – Songs of Praise" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  20. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  21. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  22. ↑ "Piccadilly Records". Piccadillyrecords.com. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  23. ↑ "Rough Trade's Album of the Year". Roughtrade.com. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  24. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". Paste. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
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