Shame have announced their next album, Food for Worms. The follow-up to 2021’s Drunk Tank Pink is out February 24 via Dead Oceans. Today, the band has shared lead single “Fingers of Steel” and announced a string of 2023 tour dates. The new track arrives with a humorous music video directed by James Humby. Watch Shame make fake social media accounts to pump up their online legacy in the clip below, and scroll down for their complete tour schedule.

Of Humby’s visual for “Fingers of Steel,” Shame frontman Charlie Steen said in press materials: “Self-obsession, social media flagellation and death can all be seen in this Oscar-nominated performance. No one’s ever done a video like this before and when you watch it, you’ll see why. Think Casablanca, but in color, and better.”

Shame tracked Food for Worms live with producer Flood, who has worked with Nick Cave, U2, and PJ Harvey, to name a few. “I don’t think you can be in your own head forever,” Steen said of the new album, which explores the theme of friendship. “It’s weird, isn’t it? Popular music is about love, heartbreak, or yourself. There isn’t much about your mates.” He also referred to Food for Worms as “the Lamborghini of Shame records.”

Shame issued their debut LP, Songs of Praise, in 2018.

Shame: Food for Worms

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Food for Worms:

01 Fingers of Steel
02 Six-Pack
03 Yankees
04 Alibis
05 Adderall
06 Orchid
07 The Fall of Paul
08 Burning by Design
09 Different Person
10 All the People

Shame:

03-01 Dublin, Ireland – Button Factory
03-03 Glasgow, Scotland – SWG3
03-04 Newcastle upon Tyne, England – Boiler Shop
03-05 Leeds, England – Stylus
03-07 Sheffield, England – Leadmill
03-08 Liverpool, England – Invisible Wind Factory
03-09 Bristol, England – SWX
03-12 Cardiff, Wales – Tramshed
03-14 Nantes, France – Stereolux
03-15 Paris, France – Cabaret Sauvage
03-16 Bordeaux, France – Rock School Barbey
03-18 Lisbon, Portugal – Lisboa ao Vivo (LAV)
03-19 Madrid, Spain – Nazca
03-20 Barcelona, Spain – La 2 de Apolo
03-22 Nimes, France – Paloma
03-23 Milan, Italy – Magnolia
03-24 Zurich, Switzerland – Plaza
03-26 Munich, Germany – Technikum
03-27 Berlin, Germany – Astra
03-28 Hamburg, Germany – Markthalle
03-30 Oslo, Norway – Vulkan
03-31 Stockholm, Sweden – Debaser
04-01 Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega
04-03 Brussels, Belgium – AB
04-04 Cologne, Germany – Floria
04-06 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg
04-28 London, England – Brixton Academy
05-10 Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall
05-12 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
05-13 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
05-14 New York, NY – Warsaw
05-16 Boston, MA – The Sinclair
05-18 Montreal, Quebec – Foufounes Électriques
05-19 Ottawa, Ontario – Club SAW
05-20 Toronto, Ontario – Lee’s Palace
05-22 Kalamazoo, MI – Bell’s Eccentric Cafe
05-24 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
05-26 St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway
05-27 Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck
05-28 Fayetteville, AR – George’s Majestic Lounge
05-30 Dallas,TX – Granada Theater
06-02 Austin, TX – The Scoot Inn
06-03 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
06-04 New Orleans, LA – Toulouse Theatre

Shame: USA+Canada Tour 2023

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