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The Guardian
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Add to playlist: Panic Shack's gleeful anarchy and this week's best new tracks
From Cardiff, WalesRecommended if you like Lambrini Girls, Amyl and the Sniffers, Kleenex/Lilliput Up next Playing Beautiful Days festival, Fairmile, Devon, 14 August and touring the UK in October Across seven years, cheekily raucous quartet Panic Shack have gone from the Cardiff underground to the fringes of the mainstream. After forming as a raised middle finger to snooty blokey indie bands 'fiddling with their pedals with a face like a slapped arse', their self-titled debut crashed into the Top 40 last month and topped the UK rock and metal albums chart. With inspirations ranging from the Clash, Bikini Kill and Amy Winehouse to the Slits' guitarist Viv Albertine's autobiography, Panic Shack are a fizzy, riffy, irreverently hilarious bundle of buzzsaw guitars, vim and vinegar. Crucially, they sound like they are having a ton of fun, surely the point of starting a band in the first place. Onstage, they have comically exaggerated poses and even their own dance, which went viral on TikTok. Girl Band Starter Pack – imagine Wet Leg's Chaise Longue on pint-can energy drinks – describes a typical night out with rowdy enthusiasm: 'I finish work, I text the girls / Let's get a bevvy, four double voddys … we get silly, we get loud!' Other songs cover the media obsession with body image (Gok Wan, which sarcastically asks 'If my stomach is flat and my arse is perky, maybe I could get everybody to like me'), sexual harassment (Smellarat) and their own friendship (Thelma and Louise). Latest single Pockets gleefully encapsulates their celebratory irreverence. It's about, but of course, the usefulness of a bag when wearing a dress with no pockets, in which to put 'Vape / phone / keys / lip gloss!' Dave Simpson Big Thief – Grandmother (ft Laraaji)Their best song yet? The US folk-rockers see off fatalism with the power of love and rock'n'roll, their cosmic guest Laraaji adding wordless exultance. Truly life-affirming. Creeper – Blood Magick (It's a Ritual)Imagine Ghost covering Heaven Is a Place on Earth and you're pretty much there with this gigantically silly new single from the UK goth troupe, recounting sexy Satanic shenanigans. Casey Dienel – Your Girl's UpstairsFormerly goth-popper White Hinterland, Dienel has amassed a crack band for their return, with Hand Habits' Meg Duffy bringing rough-grade guitar to a breezy alt-rock song about restless desire. Sophia Stel – All My Friends Are ModelsShoegaze meets synthpop in a kind of lo-fi slacker version of Maggie Rogers' widescreen earnestness, complete with a gorgeous chorus of pure yearning poignancy. Anysia Kym & Tony Seltzer – SpeedrunTwo open-minded NYC producers surfing around the outskirts of rap join forces, with Kym – whose albums Truest and Soliloquy we love – adding a vocal earworm to this junglist miniature. Algernon Cadwallader – HawkThe name suggests an Edwardian steampunk detective but it's actually a midwest emo band, back with their first album in 14 years. The first single is a triumph, looking back on a late friend with fondness and pain. Reuben Aziz – City GirlsThe British rap/R&B vocalist is puppy-loved-up, swooning over his one-in-a-million girl with the kind of gentle melody and tenderness that Drake reaches for when he's in seduction mode. Ben Beaumont-Thomas Subscribe to the Guardian's rolling Add to Playlist selections on Spotify.
The Guardian
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Add to playlist: Panic Shack's gleeful anarchy and this week's best new tracks
From Cardiff, WalesRecommended if you like Lambrini Girls, Amyl and the Sniffers, Kleenex/Lilliput Up next Playing Beautiful Days festival, Fairmile, Devon, 14 August and touring the UK in October Across seven years, cheekily raucous quartet Panic Shack have gone from the Cardiff underground to the fringes of the mainstream. After forming as a raised middle finger to snooty blokey indie bands 'fiddling with their pedals with a face like a slapped arse', their self-titled debut crashed into the Top 40 last month and topped the UK rock and metal albums chart. With inspirations ranging from the Clash, Bikini Kill and Amy Winehouse to the Slits' guitarist Viv Albertine's autobiography, Panic Shack are a fizzy, riffy, irreverently hilarious bundle of buzzsaw guitars, vim and vinegar. Crucially, they sound like they are having a ton of fun, surely the point of starting a band in the first place. Onstage, they have comically exaggerated poses and even their own dance, which went viral on TikTok. Girl Band Starter Pack – imagine Wet Leg's Chaise Longue on pint-can energy drinks – describes a typical night out with rowdy enthusiasm: 'I finish work, I text the girls / Let's get a bevvy, four double voddys … we get silly, we get loud!' Other songs cover the media obsession with body image (Gok Wan, which sarcastically asks 'If my stomach is flat and my arse is perky, maybe I could get everybody to like me'), sexual harassment (Smellarat) and their own friendship (Thelma and Louise). Latest single Pockets gleefully encapsulates their celebratory irreverence. It's about, but of course, the usefulness of a bag when wearing a dress with no pockets, in which to put 'Vape / phone / keys / lip gloss!' Dave Simpson Big Thief – Grandmother (ft Laraaji)Their best song yet? The US folk-rockers see off fatalism with the power of love and rock'n'roll, their cosmic guest Laraaji adding wordless exultance. Truly life-affirming. Creeper – Blood Magick (It's a Ritual)Imagine Ghost covering Heaven Is a Place on Earth and you're pretty much there with this gigantically silly new single from the UK goth troupe, recounting sexy Satanic shenanigans. Casey Dienel – Your Girl's UpstairsFormerly goth-popper White Hinterland, Dienel has amassed a crack band for her return, with Hand Habits' Meg Duffy bringing rough-grade guitar to breezy alt-rock song about restless desire. Sophia Stel – All My Friends Are ModelsShoegaze meets synthpop in a kind of lo-fi slacker version of Maggie Rogers' widescreen earnestness, complete with a gorgeous chorus of pure yearning poignancy. Anysia Kym & Tony Seltzer – SpeedrunTwo open-minded NYC producers surfing around the outskirts of rap join forces, with Kym – whose albums Truest and Soliloquy we love – adding a vocal earworm to this junglist miniature. Algernon Cadwallader – HawkThe name suggests an Edwardian steampunk detective but it's actually a midwest emo band, back with their first album in 14 years. The first single is a triumph, looking back on a late friend with fondness and pain. Reuben Aziz – City GirlsThe British rap/R&B vocalist is puppy-loved-up, swooning over his one-in-a-million girl with the kind of gentle melody and tenderness that Drake reaches for when he's in seduction mode. Ben Beaumont-Thomas Subscribe to the Guardian's rolling Add to Playlist selections on Spotify.
Forbes
29-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Black Sabbath Blocked From An Important New No. 1
Black Sabbath's Paranoid climbs to No. 2 on the U.K.'s Official Rock & Metal Albums chart, following ... More Ozzy Osbourne's death and a surge in fan consumption. Singer Ozzy Osbourne of the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath performs in 1974 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael) Following the death of Ozzy Osbourne earlier this month, fans of the heavy metal legend have demonstrated their grief by turning to streaming platforms and download storefronts to consume everything he left behind. That includes his solo work as well as the music he made as a member of Black Sabbath. That band, which recently played its final gig in Birmingham, England, sees multiple albums and songs soar on the charts in the United Kingdom. The group nearly scores a brand new No. 1 full-length, though it is blocked by an exciting new arrival. Paranoid Almost Hits No. 1 for the First Time Paranoid jumps to the runner-up spot on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart this week. The project rockets from No. 14 to No. 2 in its two-hundred-and-thirty-sixth week on the ranking of the bestselling collections in those styles. Paranoid reaches its new high point this frame as it vaults up the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart. The set almost claims the top spot, but British band Panic Shack keeps the pioneering group from reaching the summit during a very meaningful time. Panic Shack's debut full-length, a self-titled affair, opens at No. 1 this week. A Hit Decades in the Making Black Sabbath debuted Paranoid on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart in March 2002. The full-length was originally shared with the public in September 1970, so when it opened in ninth place more than three decades later, it was clear that Black Sabbath's popularity was still strong. Throughout its lifetime, Paranoid has spent 14 weeks inside the top 10. It even managed to appear inside the competitive space earlier this month, when it rose thanks to all the excitement around Black Sabbath's final performance. Black Sabbath Scores Multiple Top 10 Bestsellers Black Sabbath dominates the Official Rock & Metal Albums ranking at the moment, even though the group doesn't sit at No. 1. The outfit claims the Nos. 2 and 3 spots with Paranoid and The Ultimate Collection, respectively — both of which reach new best showings. Black Sabbath fills a total of seven spaces on the 40-spot roster, including a trio of top 10s.
South Wales Argus
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Argus
Newport's jam-packed bank holiday weekend of events
The city will host its first vegan market of the year on Sunday, May 25. (Image: Supplied) The event will take place at Friars Walk Shopping Centre from 10am to 3pm. Attendees will be able to browse a range of products from local and national businesses, including street food, deli items, arts and crafts, and much more. The organisers have said that the event is not just for vegans, with everyone guaranteed to find something they enjoy. The event is free and attendees do not need to register. On Saturday, May 24, Spirit of Wales Distillery is giving people the chance to craft their own spirit. (Image: Supplied) The event will take place from 1.30pm to 4pm and will allow people to make their own unique bottle of Welsh gin or rum from scratch. Attendees will be given a welcome drink, a guided tour with tasters, and the chance to create their own gin or rum from botanicals, which they can then distil, filter, and bottle with a wax stamp and label. They will also be given a drink made from their creation to sample before bottling. Also on Saturday, Welsh punk band Panic Shack will perform at the Corn Exchange, The Old Post Office on High Street from 7pm. (Image: Supplied) The band, which was formed in defiance, have said they hope to show people that music doesn't have to feel like a "members-only club" and that "if we can do it, literally anyone can". They said: "We started the band because we'd spent years going to gigs supporting our indie boy bandmates. "One day we thought, 'Why aren't we doing this ourselves, surely it can't be that hard?'. "In the beginning, we just wanted to give it a go and have a bit of a laugh, but now we can hopefully show people that music doesn't have to feel like a 'members-only club' or as something that is out of reach. "If we can do it, literally anyone can." The band's live performances have attracted a devoted legion of fans on the Cardiff music scene, despite the band having little music available online. Their debut EP, Baby Shack, was released in 2022 and sold out its vinyl. On Saturday, the Sharon Higgins Musical Theatre Group will bring Grease to the Dolman Theatre. (Image: Supplied) The musical, which has remained one of the world's most popular and enduring musicals since its Broadway and West End debut in the early 1970s, is based on the journey of Danny and Sandy, alongside the Burger Palace Boys and the Pink Ladies, as they navigate high school to the unforgettable rock 'n' roll soundtrack that defined generations. The show will start at 7.15pm. With such a diverse range of activities planned, Newport is set to be buzzing with activity this weekend.
