# Shriekback | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/shriekback
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-19 08:21 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/shriekback
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Shriekback
- Visible lyric pages: 43

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `shriekback`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-19 08:21 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-7bc5bb03e00ade2d
- Visible lyric pages: 43
- Pages with stored lyric text: 43
- Video-backed song pages: 2
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 65824
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 42
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 1
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Cradle Song, Feverish Hands, Go Bang, Malaria, Mothloop, Accretions, Achtung, and All The Greek Boys (Do The Handwalk)
- Current-month titles with activity: Cradle Song
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

**Shriekback: A Musical Odyssey Through Controversy and Evolution** **Origins and Breakthrough** Shriekback emerged in the early 1980s as a brainchild of Barry Andrews, a former keyboardist with XTC. Driven by a desire for artistic freedom, Andrews assembled a diverse group of musicians, including Carl Marsh on drums and Dave Allen on bass. Their debut album, "Care," released in 1983, garnered critical acclaim for its eclectic blend of post-punk, new wave,...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Cradle Song — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/cradle-song
2. Feverish Hands — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/feverish-hands
3. Go Bang — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/go-bang
4. Malaria — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/malaria
5. Mothloop — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/mothloop
6. Accretions — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/accretions
7. Achtung — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/achtung
8. All The Greek Boys (Do The Handwalk) — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/all-the-greek-boys-do-the-handwalk
9. Baby Lions — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/baby-lions
10. Beatles' Zebra Crossing? — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/beatles-zebra-crossing
11. Big Fun — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/big-fun
12. Black Light Trap — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/black-light-trap
13. Brink of Collapse — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/brink-of-collapse
14. Cleartrails — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/cleartrails
15. Evaporation — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/evaporation
16. Every Force Evolves a Form — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/every-force-evolves-a-form
17. Faded Flowers — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/faded-flowers
18. Fish Below the Ice — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/fish-below-the-ice
19. Going Equipped — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/going-equipped
20. Gunning For The Buddha — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/gunning-for-the-buddha
21. Hammerheads — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/hammerheads
22. Health and Knowledge and Wealth and Power — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/health-and-knowledge-and-wealth-and-power
23. Intoxication — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/intoxication
24. Lined Up — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/lined-up
25. Lines For The Library — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/lines-for-the-library
26. Midnight Maps — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/midnight-maps
27. My Careful Hands — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/my-careful-hands
28. My Spine (Is The Bassline) — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/my-spine-is-the-bassline
29. Nemesis — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/nemesis
30. Only Thing That Shines — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/only-thing-that-shines
31. This Big Hush — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/this-big-hush
32. (Open Up) Your Filthy Heart (To Me) — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/open-up-your-filthy-heart-to-me
33. Dust and Shadow — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/dust-and-shadow
34. Everything That Rises Must Converge — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/everything-that-rises-must-converge
35. Exquisite — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/exquisite
36. Exquisite Corpse — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/exquisite-corpse
37. God's Gardenias — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/god-s-gardenias
38. Hand On My Heart — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/hand-on-my-heart
39. Hubris — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/hubris
40. Hymn To Local Gods — https://lyroverse.com/shriekback/hymn-to-local-gods