Food For Worms (studio album) by Shame

“Food for Worms” gets lost in its own sense of noise. Tracks will bleed into each other and after a while it becomes disengaging. For all its competence, most of the tracks lack any strong distinguishing features. This is slightly mitigated by the more ambitious closing three tracks but, it doesn’t fix the problem. That being said, the transitions between tracks themselves are well done, even if the tracks themselves are very similar. “Burning By Design” has a massive tempo increase halfway through that kicks the song into overdrive. It would have greatly benefited the album if there were moments like this. Lastly, “Adderall (End of the Line)” has striking lyrics that touch on the more familial consequences of addiction. “Food for Worms” never turns sour, but neither does it ever become truly sweet.

A nice listen, with some fun heavier moments and interesting themes around friendship.

A great follow-up to Drunk Tank Pink. The record starts off strong (and fast) with Fingers of Steel and Six-Pack, before transitioning into Yankees, a slower-paced track that continues to grow on me more and more. The band also showcases some nice variety with songs like Adderall and Orchid. I think the album starts to slip a bit toward the back-end though, with Different Person and All the People. The exception there being Burning by Design, which is actually my favorite track on the record. Food for Worms probably won't surpass Drunk Tank Pink for me, but it's a highly-enjoyable record (with some of Charlie Steen's best songwriting to date), and a very worthy addition to the bands's catalog.

Favorite Tracks: Fingers of Steel, Yankees, Orchid, and Burning By Design.

Album Rating: 75.50
(755/10)

Feb 23

1.Fingers Of Steel 73
2.Six‐pack 78
3.Yankees 80
4.Alibis 76
5.Adderall 84
6.Orchid 71
7.The Fall Of Paul 68
8.Burning By Design 84
9.Different Person 73
10.All The People 68