Water in the Well is the latest offering from the immensely anticipated Drunk Tank Pink, Shames’ next album. Shame have also shared the high energy Alphabet, another song released in the wake of  Drunk Tank Pink, and the album’s confirmed opening track. 

Water in the Well is unmistakably Shame. The riotous guitar, hard, strong percussion, and headbanging chorus reward all the key ingredients for a smash hit Shame song. One listen and you cannot deny: Water in the Well is the music of modern rockstars, a reputation that rock band Shame is getting closer to year by year. 

Shame premiered a music video in tandem with the release of Water in the Well. The Angie rockers shared Water in the Well to their official YouTube channel earlier, the video in question gathering over 4000 views in a few short hours. 

Directed by cinematographer Pedro Takahashi, the video features a series of grainy-looking home videos of the band. From Charlie Steen flicking between green fields and rainy streets, to the group pushing a broken down car, to some bizarre shots of old school computers through the ages, the music video to Water in the Well is as bizarre and compelling as the track itself. The visualizer to Water in the Well can be watched here. 

Shame also took to Instagram to announce Water in the Well to their devoted fans. Sharing a clip of Takahashi’s music video, the band confirmed in the caption that Water in the Well is “Number 1 in the charts currently.” 

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Shame start Water in the Well with a few short bars of manic percussion, and frontman Charlie Steen belts the song’s opening words with not a moment’s hesitation. Steen sings the devilish lyrics: “There’s something, in the hills/I feel it linger and I’ve seen it kill.”

Steen continues, singing: “There’s water in the well/ I see it float on, float on, float on for you/Tried to call you late last night/I heard you shiver/I gave you a fright”. Steen’s mighty roar parallels the croons of punk legends that inspired the very band we know and love today. 

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The high energy chorus paired with the raucous electric guitars and aggressive percussion knocks your socks off. Brooding and biting, Water in the Well has only increased fans’ anticipation for Drunk Tank Pink. 

Luckily, Shame have already established the release date of their new extended play. Drunk Tank Pink will arrive early next year, on January 15th, via their label Dead Oceans records.

Water in the Well is out now. Drunk in the Tank will be made up of eleven tracks, including both Water in the Well and Alphabet. The full tracklist for Drunk Tank Pink will go as follows:

1. Alphabet
2. Nigel Hitter
3. Born in Luton
4. March Day
5. Water in the Well
6. Snow Day
7. Human, for a Minute
8. Great Dog
9. 6/1
10. Harsh Degrees
11. Station Wagon