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SUMMARY:PANIC SHACK
LOCATION:The Underworld
DESCRIPTION:If there's one thing Panic Shack know\, it's how to have a good
  time. Comprised of Sarah Harvey (vocals)\, Meg Fretwell (guitar/backing v
 ocals)\, Romi Lawrence (guitar/backing vocals)\, Em Smith (bass/backing vo
 cals) and Nick Williams (drums)\, the band formed in 2018 as a middle-fing
 er to the “members-only club” atmosphere of indie and punk scenes – 
 not just because they’re male-dominated\, but because they make playing 
 music seem out of reach or\, even worse\, boring. “Boys make it look so 
 hard\,” Em says\, rolling her eyes. “Whenever I see someone on the flo
 or fiddling with their pedals with a face like a slapped arse I think\, yo
 u're making this look so unattainable and it’s actually so fucking easy.
 ”\n\nThis carefree approach gives Panic Shack’s music the same effect 
 as popping a bottle of Prosecco – explosive\, intoxicating\, and delight
 fully chaotic. With barely any music available online\, they built a word-
 of-mouth following off the back of their live shows\, which have been prai
 sed for fusing “thrashy early LA-style punk with choreography that owes 
 something to the Go-Go’s and Iron Maiden all at once” (The Guardian). 
 That quickly snowballed into tours with the likes of Bob Vylan and Soft Pl
 ay\, and festival appearances at Glastonbury\, Reading & Leeds\, Green Man
 \, End of the Road\, SXSW and more. Released in 2022\, their acclaimed Bab
 y Shack EP bottled the lightning they have on stage\, cementing their abil
 ity to blend killer hooks with a contagious sense of humour. The first vin
 yl pressing – splattered pink\, obviously – sold out almost instantly.
 \n\nTo be released in July\, Panic Shack’s self-titled debut album repre
 sents a serious level up. Linking up with producer Ali Chant (PJ Harvey\, 
 Perfume Genius\, Yard Act)\, it finds the band expanding their gutsy punk 
 sound into fuller territory\, packed with vocal harmonies\, synths\, elect
 ronic experimentation\, and even a trumpet at one point.\n\nOver 11 breakn
 eck tracks\, Panic Shack never lets up or loses momentum. It opens with th
 e rising sound of chatter\, glass clinking and laughter\, most of which wa
 s recorded in the beer garden at an Amyl & the Sniffers gig. Fizzing with 
 the anticipation of walking into a club at the start of a night out\, it f
 eels like party-punk’s answer to the intro of Spice Girls’ ‘Wannabe
 ’. From there\, the bouncy bass line and blistering guitars of ‘Girl B
 and Starter Band’ kick in\, and the band pulls you into their world the 
 way a friend would grab your hand and drag you onto the dancefloor. “Fou
 r iced lattes / Sit outside / Smoke a rolly / Sun is shining / People watc
 hing / Things are moving / Got us talking…” Sarah chants\, the pace ra
 mping up like a heartbeat beginning to race.\n\nAcross the album\, the lyr
 ics are conversational\, often stemming from in-jokes\, while the subject 
 matter spans the full range of the feminine experience. Whether it’s eve
 ryday stuff like browsing Hinge (‘Unhinged’) and remembering everythin
 g you need to stick in your bag because your dress has no pockets (‘Pock
 ets’)\, or broader societal issues like the impact of toxic tabloid cult
 ure on body image (‘Gok Wan’) and sexual harassment (‘SMELLARAT’)
 \, no topic is too frivolous or too vast. There’s no point-scoring or po
 litical commentary to be made here\, though. The songs spring naturally fr
 om the way they live their lives\, which is\, more often than not\, with a
  great deal of enjoyment.\n\nIrresistible because of their simplicity and 
 charming because of their familiarity\, Panic Shack are the answer to a qu
 estion that\, quite frankly\, isn’t asked often enough: what if the funn
 iest girls you know started a band? The sonic equivalent to a coming-of-ag
 e film unfolding over a single night\, Panic Shack takes the shape of a be
 nder\, beginning by approaching a bar and ending with an impassioned speec
 h at sunrise about how much you love your friends. Swerving the expected t
 opics of sex and romance\, the entire album revolves around the ionic bond
  between the four girls.\n\n“This band has taken us on the most mental j
 ourney that nobody else will fully understand\,” says Meg. It’s only r
 ight\, then\, that their debut marks a celebration of that as much as it d
 oes the start of a new journey entirely. “We’ve always wanted people t
 o come in and be part of our world\, and this album is every part of who P
 anic Shack are. The party side\, the angry side… It’s a story about us
 \, really\,” Sarah explains. “That’s why we named it after the band.
  We can't help but be ourselves.”\n\nThis is a 14+ event. 14 and 15 year
  olds MUST be accompanied by an adult (18+) / All ticketholders under the 
 age of 25 will be required to carry PHOTO ID.\n\nBoletos: https://dice.fm/
 event/oe9g2y-panic-shack-22nd-nov-the-underworld-london-tickets
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