So I do not count myself as a 5 Seconds of Summer fan, they
have songs I like like “Youngblood” and “Teeth” but I have never brought a 5
Seconds of Summer album or felt the need to, I have never really cared about
them all that much however on Thursday, the band dropped the third single from
their upcoming fourth album “CALM” called “No Shame” and because I didn’t have
anything better to do, I decided that I would check it out, heck, if it was
bad, I could quickly move on so what was “No Shame” like?
Holy shit, I do not know what to say because “No Shame” has
been the song I have come back to a lot since it was released even as I checked
out new releases from Niall Horan, Joji (“Run” is excellent and well worth
giving a stream by the way), Human Nature ( and Anne Marie, “No Shame” was the
song I kept coming back to hear again and again, there’s an addictive quality
to the song that gets me every single time to the point listening to anything
else felt like sheer disappointment for a good hour last night.
“No Shame” is unashamedly pop rock with a sweet guitar riff
that repeats through the track and reminds me a lot of the pop rock around in
the late 2000s complete with verse and bridge that builds into an explosive
chorus with Luke hitting the high part of his vocal range for the chorus.
The subject matter of the song is pretty dark though,
dealing with issues surrounding fame, the visceral high the band gets of being
famous and obsessed fans expecting and demanding more and more which is an absolute
pitfall of fame especially in the age of social media where fans are closer to
their favourite bands/artists more so than ever and honestly the music video really does depict what fame must feel like to those in celebrity circles.
I guess the one real nit-pick is the quick leap from the
chorus into the second verse, would have loved a little guitar or something in
between the chorus and second verse but otherwise this is a terrific pop rock
song. Check it out!
My rating for "No Shame": 8.5/10
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