London-based rock band Skinny Lister have shared their brand new single Thing Like That, a politically charged track taken from their recently released double-album version of their third critically acclaimed full-length, ‘The Devil, The Heart & The Fight’. Check out the the music video via YouTube below.
The track is a response to recent political events in both the UK and US, which have proved difficult to ignore, even for a usually non-political band. The discourse created by the likes of Brexit and Trump coarse through the veins of this blistering rant of a track which flashes by in an exhilarating 2’13”. Thing Like That along with Christmas Calls, a song inspired by The Pogues’ classic Fairy Tale Of New York, lead the second CD of the new package before treating the listener to the frenetic energy of their live performances from the band’s biggest sold out London show to date at the Scala, and from the Roundhouse during Frank Turner’s Lost Evenings Festival both in May 2017.
The bonus disc also features acoustic sessions from the Paste Studio in New York City and the Xtra Mile Outside Broadcast truck which showcase the musical talents of a band that can not only give a full throttle performance on stage but are also able to strip it all back for more intimate renditions. The disc also features four tracks of live band banter, and ends with a lo-fi version of new track ‘Boy Ashore’ which offers an intriguing insight into a rawer and folkier side of Skinny Lister. This two-CD re-release that contains new artwork, live tracks and three brand new songs is out now on Xtra Mile Recordings (available via the Xtra Mile store, iTunes, Amazon).
Additionally, Skinny Lister will be returning to the U.S. for a headlining tour with acclaimed UK singer-songwriter and labelmate Will Varley supporting on all dates beginning on February 20 at the House of Blues in Dallas, TX. The tour will visit markets such as Los Angeles, CA on February 24, San Francisco, CA on February 25, Seattle, WA on February 28, Chicago, IL on March 6, Brooklyn, NY on March 9, Philadelphia, PA on March 11, Nashville, TN on March 14, and culminate in an appearance at this year’s SXSW Music and Arts Festival in Austin, TX on March 17. The band will also be returning to the U.S. as part of Flogging Molly’s Salty Dog Cruise beginning on April 20 and perform a handful of southeastern dates that will run through April 27. A full listing of dates can be found below, and more information on tickets can be found on Skinny Lister’s official website here.
If their folk debut album (Forge & Flagon, 2012) celebrated the sticks and their punkier second (Down On Deptford Broadway, 2015) blinked in the bright lights of London; their rocked-up third, ‘The Devil, The Heart & The Fight’ sees Skinny Lister going global. Pieced together while on the road, and recorded over five weeks in Newcastle Under Lyme’s Silk Mill Studio with producer Tristan Ivemy (Frank Turner, The Holloways), it is Skinny Lister’s most far-reaching, exciting and accomplished album yet. It’s a full-on rock record that splashes even more punk vigour and eighties pop elements across their fervent folk canvas, taking in hints of Adam Ant and The Clash. The Devil, The Heart & The Fight is like Skinny’s previous albums gone backpacking; expanding its horizons, full of adventure, discovering itself and doing things it regrets in the morning. Have heart, ye devils, join the fight.
Skinny Lister will be touring the U.S. with labelmate Will Varley supporting on all dates in February and March, along with making a return appearance to SXSW in Austin, TX. Dates below.
February
20 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues (Cambridge Room)
21 – San Antonio, TX – The Paper Tiger
23 – Phoenix, AZ – The Valley Bar
24 – Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
25 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
27 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir
28 – Seattle, WA – Barbooza
March
02 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
03 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
05 – Kansas City, MO – The Riot Room
06 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
07 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
08 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Club at Stage AE
09 – Brooklyn, NY – Knitting Factory
10 – Cambridge, MA – Middle East Downstairs
11 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
13 – Washington, DC – Rock & Roll Hotel
14 – Nashville, TN – The Basement East
15 – Mobile, AL – Merry Widow
16 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
17 – Austin, TX – SXSW
April
20 – Miami, FL – Salty Dog Cruise with Flogging Molly
24 – Orlando, FL – The Social
25 – Gainesville, FL – High Dive
26 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
27 – Durham, NC – Motorco
28 – Richmond, VA – The Camel
