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 vocals), Romi Lawrence (guitar/backing vocals), Em Smith (bass/backing vocals) and
Nick Williams (drums), the band formed in 2018 as a middle-finger 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.
This carefree approach gives
Panic Shack’s music the same effect as popping a bottle of
Prosecco
–
explosive, intoxicating, and delightfully chaotic. With barely any music available
online, they built a word
-
of
-
mouth following off the back of their live shows, which have been
praised
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
Irresistible because of their simplicity and charming because of their familiarity, Panic Shack are
the answer to a question that, quite frankly, isn’t asked often enough: what if th
e funniest girls
you know started a band? The sonic equivalent to a coming
-
of
-
age film unfolding over a single
night,
Panic Shack
takes the shape of a bender, beginning by approaching a bar and ending
with an impassioned speech at sunrise about how much yo
u love your friends. Swerving the
expected topics of sex and romance, the entire album revolves around the ionic bond between
the four girls.
Press shot by @meganwinstone