Songs of Praise (Shame album)

{{Album ratings

| ADM = 7.9/10{{cite web |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/9079/Shame-Songs-Of-Praise.aspx |title=Songs Of Praise by Shame reviews |publisher=AnyDecentMusic? |accessdate=9 July 2019}}

| MC = 83/100{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/songs-of-praise/shame |title=Songs of Praise by Shame Reviews and Tracks |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=14 January 2018}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/songs-of-praise-mw0003130821 |title=Songs of Praise – Shame |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=13 January 2019 |last=Phares |first=Heather}}

| rev2 = Financial Times

| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite news |url=https://www.ft.com/content/dc8eae9e-fbda-11e7-a492-2c9be7f3120a |title=Shame: Songs of Praise — 'authentic punk-like approach' |work=Financial Times |date=19 January 2018 |accessdate=11 May 2019 |last=Hunter-Tilney |first=Ludovic |url-access=subscription}}

| rev3 = The Guardian

| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jan/11/shame-songs-of-praise-review-seething-sarky-passion-and-anthemic-pop |title=Shame: Songs of Praise review – seething sarky passion and anthemic pop |work=The Guardian |date=11 January 2018 |accessdate=18 January 2018 |last=Beaumont-Thomas |first=Ben}}

| rev4 = Mojo

| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |url=https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/shame-songs-of-praise |title=Shame – Songs of Praise |journal=Mojo |date=12 January 2018 |accessdate=13 January 2019 |last=Aston |first=Martin}}

| rev5 = NME

| rev5score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/shame-songs-praise-review-2215755 |title=Shame – 'Songs Of Praise' Album Review |work=NME |date=9 January 2018 |accessdate=18 December 2019 |last=Bassett |first=Jordan}}

| rev6 = Pitchfork

| rev6score = 7.5/10{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/shame-songs-of-praise/ |title=Shame: Songs of Praise |work=Pitchfork |date=17 January 2018 |accessdate=13 January 2019 |last=Barlow |first=Eve}}

| rev7 = Q

| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |title=There's a Riot Goin' On |journal=Q |issue=381 |date=February 2018 |last=Perry |first=Andrew |page=113}}

| rev8 = Record Collector

| rev8score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite journal |url=http://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/songs-praise |title=Shame – Songs Of Praise |journal=Record Collector |issue=475 |date=January 2018 |accessdate=13 January 2019 |last=Peacock |first=Tim}}

| rev9 = The Times

| rev9score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/pop-shame-songs-of-praise-r85bwstcb |title=Pop: Shame: Songs of Praise |work=The Times |date=12 January 2018 |access-date=18 January 2018 |last=Hodgkinson |first=Will |author-link=Will Hodgkinson |url-access=subscription}}

| rev10 = Uncut

| rev10score = 8/10{{cite journal |title=Shame: Songs of Praise |journal=Uncut |issue=249 |date=February 2018 |last=Wray |first=Daniel Dylan |page=32}}

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Songs of Praise was met with widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83, based on 20 reviews.

Reviewing for The Times in January 2018, Will Hodgkinson said "this album has excitement and confidence fizzing out of every song, the spirit of punk-rock defiance given an energy shot for a new generation." Eve Barlow of Pitchfork proclaimed, "the UK rock group separates themselves from their peers, imbuing their post-adolescent rage with wit and, crucially, a self-effacing awareness that they may never succeed." In Mojo, Martin Aston called Songs of Praise an "incendiary debut" from a band who are "a visceral, frayed, clanging racket but still mindful of tunes".

Robert Christgau was lukewarm about the album and said, although Shame can "assemble a fast rock song—I see where the honorific 'punk' comes up in their reviews of praise, but this music just isn't intense enough to merit it—their affect is devoid of any species of uplift: humor, empathy, solidarity, lyrics with a twist, all that corny stuff I retain a yen for. Formally anthemic, spiritually not is another way to put it. True enough, this has turned into a white male mindset, affliction, what have you. Part of the problem not part of the solution. Might they lift themselves out of it sometime? Hope so."{{cite web|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=9 July 2019|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xgausez.php?d=2019-07-09|title=Xgau Sez|website=robertchristgau.com|accessdate=9 July 2019}}

{{Track listing

| total_length = 38:29

| all_writing = Shame

| title1 = Dust on Trial

| length1 = 3:34

| title2 = Concrete

| length2 = 3:34

| title3 = One Rizla

| length3 = 3:34

| title4 = The Lick

| length4 = 4:11

| title5 = Tasteless

| length5 = 3:05

| title6 = Donk

| length6 = 1:41

| title7 = Gold Hole

| length7 = 4:46

| title8 = Friction

| length8 = 4:31

| title9 = Lampoon

| length9 = 2:34

| title10 = Angie

| length10 = 6:55

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Shame

• Charlie Steen – lead vocals
• Sean Coyle-Smith – guitar; backing vocals {{small|(track 2)}}
• Eddie Green – guitar; backing vocals {{small|(track 2)}}
• Josh Finerty – bass guitar; backing vocals {{small|(all tracks except 1)}}; additional percussion {{small|(track 10)}}
• Charlie Forbes – drums; backing vocals {{small|(tracks 2, 3, 7-9)}}

Additional Performers

• Holly Whitaker – backing vocals {{small|(track 10)}}
• Dan Foat – programming, keyboards
• Nathan Boddy – programming, keyboards

Production

• Dan Foat – production
• Nathan Boddy – production, mixing
• Sean Genockey – engineering
• Samir Alikhanizadeh – additional production {{small|(track 1)}}
• Joe Jones – assistant engineer
• Paul Carr – assistant engineer
• Ric Baxendale – additional engineering {{small|(tracks 1, 8, 10)}}
• Matt Colton – mastering

Artwork

• Holly Whitaker – photography
• Miles Johnson – design

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