Panic Shack rage against the rat race on new single grin & bear it

Panic Shack have released a bristling new single, grin & bear it.

The Cardiff punks have had the track in their back pockets for a while after vocalist Sarah Harvey scribbled some lyrics down while on a night shift in 2023. Produced by Ross Orton, it’s evolved considerably since, but has now surfaced after narrowly missing the cut for their debut album, which came out last July.

“This song has had many iterations, seen many a practice room and taken many forms,” explain the band. “It’s a song that we’ve felt really passionate about getting right but the music was never fully hitting. We reworked it from the start of the year in any spare time we had around working our jobs and gigging (as we almost always do) which really helped to emphasise the song's meaning.

“It almost made it onto our debut album but it just wasn’t where it needed to be, we felt it didn’t have enough grit – until now. We really clicked with Ross in the studio and are super proud of what the track has become, it sounds massive.”

They add, “We took this to another level when recording the video. Went full method,” they say. “The whole video is filmed and directed by us while on our recent tour in Germany. We left no graffiti’d wall un-lip synced in front of, no green room relaxed in, every cool monument photo op used as a backdrop, it was work work work, grind grind grind… but of course we had a blast doing it.”

Check it out below.

Panic Shack will hit the stage at Bearded Theory this weekend, with further dates across Europe and North America planned for this summer. Along the way, they’ll also be opening for Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter at several shows including at Halifax’s Piece Hall on July 11 and Cardiff Castle on August 1.

“We’re really excited to play grin & bear it live this summer,” says the band. “It’s always a buzz to see how fans react to the songs, hopefully it’ll give people a release, where they can let loose with with us and maybe even let out a big fat scream.”

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