Galway garage-punk trio Shark School return with their devastating new single ‘5AM’, a furious and emotionally raw release that further cements the band as one of the most uncompromising new voices emerging from Ireland right now.

Much like their recent material, ‘5AM’ pushes deeper into the emotional and political unrest that runs through the band’s forthcoming debut album Selachimorpha, due June 26.

Driven by tense percussion, jagged guitars and a suffocating atmosphere that feels permanently on edge, ‘5AM’ channels rage, exhaustion and grief into something deeply visceral. The track confronts the lasting trauma of assault and the systemic failures surrounding it, refusing to soften its message or dilute its anger.

“’5AM’ is a visceral account of the suffocating feelings associated with assault; the loss of hope and aspiration in victims as abusers continue to thrive,” the band explain. “The track calls out the hypocrisy and audacity in calling Ireland a feminist nation while such issues continue to prevail.”