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Panic Shack announce forthcoming self-titled debut album

29 April 2025, 16:30 | Written by Tyler Damara Kelly

Cardiff's Panic Shack have announced their debut album, Panic Shack, alongside the release of the lead single, "Girl Band Starter Pack".

"'Girl Band Starter Pack' was the title of our inspiration playlist on Spotify when we first started the band," say Panic Shack. "It's had many deaths and rebirths but has been with us since the start, so it’s quite special to us. Not only because we’ve watched it morph into a certified banger (it was once named 'Banger Potential') but because it personifies our friendship and the electricity we feel when we’re together, whether that’s creating, playing or simply just grabbing a coffee … which as the song foretells, usually leads to a voddy."

The track's accompanying video sees the band enlist drag queens Jolene Dover, Lasagne Sheets, CiCi and Bopa Rhys to portray the band for a night in Cardiff.

"We wanted a music video that really heightened the vibe of the song, and thought who else could play us better than a bunch of sassy, sexy, stunning Welsh drag queens?!," the band explain. "All hail, Jolene Dover, Bopa Rhys, CiCi and Lasagne Sheets. They played us better than we play ourselves and have inspired us to dial our energy up to 11. We let the Queens loose on the streets of Cardiff, went to all of our usual haunts around the city and laughed until our stomachs hurt all day."

Tracklist:

  1. Girl Band Starter Pack
  2. Gok Wan
  3. Lazy
  4. Tit School
  5. We Need To Talk About Dennis
  6. Do Something
  7. Personal Best
  8. Pockets
  9. Unhinged
  10. SMELLARAT
  11. Thelma & Louise

Panic Shack, will be released on 18 July via Brace Yourself Records, and is available to pre-order now

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