Shelf Lives announce forthcoming EP, No Idea

Written with fellow musician, Dan Smith (Noisettes), the band's second release of 2024, “Where Did I Go?” follows "Uncle Fred", and speaks of the mind-numbing and infuriating social media cycle we are faced with daily.

“We've noticed there is a spinning wheel of trying to "find yourself" that people repeatedly jump on regardless of continuously getting re-consumed in media shitstorms, social echo chamber conversations, and algorithms that feel unavoidable.” said the band. “By the time you figure out you've jumped headfirst down the rabbit hole and have to start over again, you're angry. “Where Did I Go?” is that place of seeing red before coming out of it just in time to willingly get back on the wheel.”

“Generally, we have no idea what we're doing, what the point is, what's going on at the time, what to call this EP so "No Idea" seemed fitting. We don't feel alone, though. No one has a clue or any real control. We've been led to focus on finding and living an external purpose that should make us happy. We think we know what's right for the world and what isn't. We think we know what's "cool" and what isn't. We think we know what harmony is and how to achieve it," the band explains.

"In reality, we're too busy with surviving the dumpster fire that is our social system to know anything but, we always have hope and silver linings to keep us laughing, and we will. "No Idea" is a symbolic throwing in of the towel. If no one knows then "who cares?". It can be seemingly intense at first but in the end, it's liberating.”