Panic Shack is a boisterous, at times even manic, band from Cardiff that plays loud and fast while also maintaining a considerable level of sweetness that is impossible to miss. Their songs walk the line between pop and punk, with some old school rock'n roll flavors that stay close to the surface, and they play them with complete conviction and a palpable sense of fun. Between their dual guitar attack and Em Smith's nimble (and quite prominent) bass lines, they lay down the groundwork for vocalist Sarah Harvey to go all in. She delivers her politically tinged satire with the equivalent of a vocal wink.