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Cutthroat

Shame

Cutthroat

Fourth album of guitar-based indie rock from the Brixton-based quintet

ADM rating[?]

8.0

Label
Dead Oceans
UK Release date
05/09/2025
US Release date
05/09/2025
  1. 10.0 |   Dork

    This is a band comfortable enough to cut the excess and trust the songs to hit
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  2. 9.0 |   musicOMH

    More eclectic than before and outgrowing easy categorisation, this is the sound of a band performing at the peak of their powers
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  3. 8.2 |   Paste Magazine

    Cutthroat may lack the emotional vulnerability of its predecessor, but none of its songs are devoid of thrills. The album is bold and brash, making a great argument for shame to reach the global level of stardom they've been flirting with for the past decade
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  4. 8.1 |   Spectrum Culture

    Post post-punk
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  5. 8.0 |   Clash

    The rawness of the album, which compliments their live sound exponentially, comes from the throw away lyricism and the manner of Steen’s animated vocal delivery
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  6. 8.0 |   NME

    Daring and dogmatic, Shame are as unapologetic as the title suggests on album four
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  7. 8.0 |   Northern Transmissions

    Noble intentions, clear and resonant lyrics, and fantastic punk rock music: what’s a better combination than that?
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  8. 8.0 |   God Is In The TV

    You can tell a Shame record from a hundred paces but that apple has rolled down the orchard, out the gate, down the road, through several 80’s nightclubs, into a record shop and the listening booths, through a pub and out into the micro brewery to be squashed and turned into cider. Industrial strength cider
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  9. 6.8 |   Beats Per Minute

    Cutthroat offers some exhilarating moments, including the title track, but is also a problematic release
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