Cardiff fuzz-punk upstarts Panic Shack are back with a new single, ahead of a busy summer which includes supporting the Sex Pistols.
Grin And Bear It, out now on Brace Yourself Records, is their first new music since last summer’s acclaimed self-titled debut album (reviewed here).
The five-piece begin a debut headline North American tour in June 9 and have more dates and festival slots across the UK, Europe and US this summer.
The song, which almost appeared on Panic Shack, finds the band hooking up with producer Ross Orton (Arctic Monkeys, Amyl & the Sniffers, Yard Act) for a slice of righteous fury as vocalist Sarah Harvey tears apart the rat race.
The song is based on a set of lyrics scribbled on a scrap of paper during a long, lonely nightshift in 2023.
“This song has had many iterations, seen many a practice room and taken many forms,” explain the band, completed by Meg Fretwell, Romi Lawrence, Emily Smith and Nick Doherty-Williams.
“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 songs 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.”
Panic Shack gave the band, who were formed in 2018, a Top 40 hit at the first time of asking. They begin a three-week tour of North America next month, kicking off on 9 June in Washington, DC, and ending in Los Angeles on 29 June.
They return for a further run of US dates opening for the Sex Pistols in September, when they’ll also play CBGB Festival. They also play shows across the UK and Europe this summer. Watch this space for more from Panic Shack as 2026 develops.
