Young London quintet Shame sounds like 1978. Guitars balance between distorted and glimmering, a steady rhythm pulse emphasizing repetition, while frontman Charlie Steen comes off like a reformed punk looking for new challenges. Indeed, Shame’s circumvention of the 21st century might be a drag if it wasn’t so damn good. “Concrete” and “One Rizla” fuse melody, noise, tension, and release as well as anything from the original era, while “The Lick” and “Angie” show a willingness to stomp all over the formula for diversity’s sake. If the post-punk revival needs a poster child, Shame is a good choice. (12:15pm, Honda stage; weekend one only)

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This article appears in October 5 • 2018.

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Michael Toland started writing about music in 1988 on the Gulf Coast, moved to Austin in early 1991, and has inflicted bylines upon the corporeal and digital pages of Pop Culture Press, The Big Takeover, Blurt, Amplifier, Austin.citysearch, the Austin American Statesman, Goldmine, Sleazegrinder, Rock & Roll Globe, High Bias, FHT Music Notes, and, since 2011, The Austin Chronicle.