The Shabs: Mayors of This Town
South African punk heroes The Shabs release anthemic new single Mayors Of This Town
The Shabs is a South African punk band with loyal support in their home territory & Europe. The band delivers a tight, captivating sound that connects sincere, melodic folk and stadium sized punk rock energy (think Frank Turner / Against Me!). Their second 2022 European Tour kicked off on the 14th of September and sees them playing shows and festivals in the Czech Republic, Germany and Switzerland. The new single Mayors of This Town has recently been released, taken from their upcoming album Half Dead which drops later this year on Mongrel Records.
Consisting of Jon Shaban on guitar and vocals, Ryan McArthur on bass and vocals, as well as frequent collaborations with drummers and female vocalists. Each musician brings their own flare and flavor to the music, adding to the uniqueness of their fresh ‘’High Quality Folk Punk” sound.
Since the release of their debut album “Folk is Dead” in February 2016 they have toured relentlessly around South Africa (performing at festivals like Rocking The Daisies, Mieliepop, STRAB, Park Acoustics and FORR) as well as five very successful European tours (UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Rep, Belgium) where they were favourites at festivals like Mighty Sounds, No Borders No Nations, Earthquake and Ziva Ulice.
2018 saw The Shabs launch a split album, “Deja View” with SA folk punk legends, Rambling Bones. The Shabs released their second full-length album, “Can You Hear Us At The Back”, in March 2019 supported by a South African and European tour.
After cancelling their 2020 European tour 1/3 of the way through due to COVID 19, The band spent 2020 and 2021 writing their 3rd album, “Half Dead”, which is set for release in 2022.
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