Shameless are a trio from Soweto, South Africa, where they are one of a small but growing number of
rock/alternative bands. Their music is influenced by the music they grew up with, they have dubbed their
sound Nkabi Rock/I Rock Yase Kasi (Assassin Rock/Rock from The Township, in isiZulu).
They describe their sound as “an extension of rock” which fuses metal, blues, kwaito, mbaqanga, isigxaxa and a smattering of jazz.
Their new single Nakhu Ses’Fika begins with a marching pattern on the snare & kick, broken by a short fill and the entrance of the thundering bass & distorted guitar – it sits somewhere between doom & punk. The driving riffs are broken from time to time by clever little melodic pieces that the whole band play together and which give the listener a second to catch their breath before diving in again.
