Album artwork for Food For Worms by Shame
Album artwork for Food For Worms by Shame
Album artwork for Food For Worms by Shame
Album artwork for Food For Worms by Shame
Album artwork for Food For Worms by Shame

If Songs of Praise was fuelled by pint-sloshing teenage vitriol, then Drunk Tank Pink delved into a different kind of intensity. Wading into uncharted musical waters, emboldened by their wit and earned cynicism, they created something with the abandon of a band who had nothing to lose. Having forced their way through their second album’s identity crisis, they arrive, finally, at a place of hard-won maturity. Enter: Food for Worms, which Steen declares to be “the Lamborghini of shame records.”

It marks a sonic departure from anything they’ve done before, abandoning their post-punk beginnings for more eclectic influences, drawing from the tense atmospherics of Merchandise, the sharp yet uncomplicated lyrics of Lou Reed and the more melodic works of 90s German band, Blumfeld.

For the first time, the band are not delving inwards, but seeking to capture the world around them. “I don’t think you can be in your own head forever,” says Steen. A conversation after one of their gigs with a friend prompted a stray thought that he held onto: “It’s weird, isn’t it? Popular music is always about love, heartbreak, or yourself. There isn’t much about your mates.” In many ways, the album is an ode to friendship, and a documentation of the dynamic that only five people who have grown up together - and grown so close, against all odds - can share. 

They called upon renowned producer Flood (Nick Cave, U2, PJ Harvey, Foals) to execute their vision. Recording each track live meant a kind of surrender: here, the rough edges give the album its texture; the mistakes are more interesting than perfection. In a way, it harks back to the title itself and the way that with this record, the band are embracing frailty and by doing so, are tapping into a new source of bravery.

Bonus CD features 5 Demos.

Shame

Food For Worms

Dead Oceans
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Shame

Food For Worms

Dead Oceans
Album artwork for Food For Worms by Shame
LP +

£27.99£17.99

saleexclusive

With Bonus CD and Flexi. With Printed Inner.

Transparent Red

Rough Trade Exclusive
Limited to 2000 copies
Includes bonus disc
Released 24/02/2023Catalogue Number

DOC324LP-C3

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Album artwork for Food For Worms by Shame
LP +

£24.99£19.99

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With Printed Inner.

Blue and Yellow

Includes download code
Released 24/02/2023Catalogue Number

DOC324LP-C2

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Album artwork for Food For Worms by Shame
LP +

£27.99

With Bonus 7". With Printed Inner.

Blue and Yellow

Includes download code
Released 24/02/2023Catalogue Number

DOC324XBND-01

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Album artwork for Food For Worms by Shame
CD

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Rough Trade Exclusive
Includes bonus disc
Released 24/02/2023Catalogue Number

DOC324CD

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Album artwork for Food For Worms by Shame
LP +

£24.99

With Printed Inner.

Transparent Purple

Includes download code
Released 24/02/2023Catalogue Number

DOC324LP-C1

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Album artwork for Food For Worms by Shame
Tape

£8.99

Released 24/02/2023Catalogue Number

DOC324CASS

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Album artwork for Food For Worms by Shame
LP

£24.99

With Printed Inner.

Black
Includes download code
Released 24/02/2023Catalogue Number

DOC324LP

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If Songs of Praise was fuelled by pint-sloshing teenage vitriol, then Drunk Tank Pink delved into a different kind of intensity. Wading into uncharted musical waters, emboldened by their wit and earned cynicism, they created something with the abandon of a band who had nothing to lose. Having forced their way through their second album’s identity crisis, they arrive, finally, at a place of hard-won maturity. Enter: Food for Worms, which Steen declares to be “the Lamborghini of shame records.”

It marks a sonic departure from anything they’ve done before, abandoning their post-punk beginnings for more eclectic influences, drawing from the tense atmospherics of Merchandise, the sharp yet uncomplicated lyrics of Lou Reed and the more melodic works of 90s German band, Blumfeld.

For the first time, the band are not delving inwards, but seeking to capture the world around them. “I don’t think you can be in your own head forever,” says Steen. A conversation after one of their gigs with a friend prompted a stray thought that he held onto: “It’s weird, isn’t it? Popular music is always about love, heartbreak, or yourself. There isn’t much about your mates.” In many ways, the album is an ode to friendship, and a documentation of the dynamic that only five people who have grown up together - and grown so close, against all odds - can share. 

They called upon renowned producer Flood (Nick Cave, U2, PJ Harvey, Foals) to execute their vision. Recording each track live meant a kind of surrender: here, the rough edges give the album its texture; the mistakes are more interesting than perfection. In a way, it harks back to the title itself and the way that with this record, the band are embracing frailty and by doing so, are tapping into a new source of bravery.

Bonus CD features 5 Demos.