Music: Shelf Lives – 2 phoneS: Hyperpop Panic Meets Punk Catharsis

Shelf Lives are a London-based electro-punk duo, made up of Sabrina Di Giovanni (vocals) and Jonny Hennessey (guitar/production). The pair have become one of the UK underground’s most exciting live acts, known for their blend of glitchy electronics, jagged riffs, and satirical fury aimed squarely at digital-age dysfunction. Their sound is somewhere between The KLF having a meltdown and Yeah Yeah Yeahs in a nightclub full of broken screens — loud, witty, and irresistibly confrontational.

Emerging from the DIY art-punk scene, Shelf Lives turn chaos into choreography. Their performances feel like controlled explosions — sweat, sarcasm, and synths colliding in real time. Behind the humour and hyperactivity lies a sharp social lens, dissecting technology, ego, and the absurdity of modern identity.

“2 phoneS” is a manic, glitch-fueled anthem about overstimulation and split-screen living. Built on frantic beats, industrial bass, and sardonic vocal delivery, it captures the anxiety of constant connection — that hollow feeling of being everywhere and nowhere at once.

It’s danceable, dangerous, and deeply relatable — a sonic snapshot of the attention-span apocalypse. With “2 phoneS,” Shelf Lives hold up a cracked mirror to our digital selves — funny, feral, and all too real.

Band Page: https://www.instagram.com/shelflivesbaby/?hl=en