shame have unveiled the brand new track ‘Adderall”, the latest single to be taken from their anticipated upcoming third record Food for Worms, out this Friday, via Dead Oceans. The announcement comes right before the European leg of the band’s tour kicks off next week in Dublin on the 28th Feb (all dates below).
‘Adderall” is something of a sombre midpoint to Food for Worms, arriving after a pulsating opening few tracks. The pace is lowered for the poignancy of Charlie Steen’s lyrics before opening up into the song’s anthemic chorus.
On the track, Steen notes:
“‘Adderall’ is the observation of a person reliant on prescription drugs. These pills shift their mental and physical state and alter their behaviour, it’s about how this affects them and those around them. It’s a song of compassion, frustration and the acceptance of change. It’s partly coming to terms with the fact that sometimes your help and love can’t cure those around you but, as much as it causes exasperation, you still won’t ever stop trying to help.”
UK/EU Tour:
FEBRUARY:
28 | IE | Dublin – Button Factory
MARCH:
01 | IE | Dublin – Button Factory
03 | UK | Glasgow – SWG3
04 | UK | Newcastle – Boiler Shop
05 | UK | Leeds – Stylus
07 | UK | Sheffield – Leadmill
08 | UK | Liverpool – Invisible Wind Factory
09 | UK | Bristol – SWX
11 | UK | Manchester – New Century
12 | UK | Cardiff – Tramshed
14 | FR | Nantes – Stereolux
15 | FR | Paris – Cabaret Sauvage
16 | FR | Bordeaux – Rock School Barbey
18 | PT | Lisbon – LAV
19 | ES | Madrid – Nazca
20 | ES | Barcelona – La 2 de Apolo
22 | FR | Nimes – Paloma
23 | IT | Milan – Magnolia
24 | CH | Zurich – Plaza
26 | DE | Munich, Technikum
27 | DE | Berlin – Festsaal Kreuzberg
28 | DE | Hamburg – Markthalle
31 | SE | Stockholm – Debaser
APRIL:
01 | DK | Copenhagen – VEGA
02 | NO | Oslo – John Dee
04 | DE | Cologne – Gloria
05 | BE | Brussels – AB
06 | NL | Amsterdam – Melkweg
28 | UK | London – Troxy
US TOUR
MAY:
10 | Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall
12 | Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
13 | Philadelphia, PA -Union Transfer
15 | Brooklyn, NY – Irving Plaza
16 | Boston, MA – The Sinclair
18 | Montréal, QC – Foufounes Électriques
19 | Ottawa, ON – Club SAW
20 | Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
22 | Kalamazoo, MI – Bell’s Eccentric Cafe
24 | Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
26 | St Louis, MO – Off Broadway
27 | Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck
28 | Fayetteville, AR – George’s Majestic Lounge
30 | Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
JUNE:
02 | Austin, TX – The Scoot Inn
03 | Houston,T X – White Oak Music Hall
04 | New Orleans, LA – Toulouse Theatre
SEPTEMBER:
28 | Pioneertown, CA – Poppy and Harriet’s
29 | Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theatre
OCTOBER:
02 | San Francisco, CA – August Hall
04 | Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
06 | Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
07 | Vancouver, BC – Hollywood Theatre
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