Life! Death! Prizes!

VINYL FORMAT. Shrag are bringing analytical attitude to the debased trade of pop, and serving it up with bulldozing portions of raw guitar noise. Formed by five friends in Brighton back in 2004, Shrag have come a long way from their DIY roots to flourish into a proper indie pop band to be reckoned with. With an exhilarating blend of dirty, distorted post-punk guitars, shouty boy/girl vocals and fantastic pop songs, Shrag bring us a distinctively British experience, drawing inspiration from the likes of The Au Pairs, B-52s and Prolapse. Whilst their songs have a certain melodic bounce, this belies a darker under-belly: with a wry intelligence, and references to surrealist film, literature and pop culture.