Skunk Anansie announce their first full-length in almost a decade, The Painful Truth

The Painful Truth is an emotional album demonstrating a band at the absolute peak of their powers, yet with everything to prove. “I don’t care that we were big in the Nineties,” states vocalist Skin. “Creatively it’s irrelevant because in my rock bible the first commandment states, “If thy rest on them laurels thy shall wither up and die artistically, musically, mentally. And then financially.’”

Produced by David Sitek of TV On The Radio, the album is the sound of Skunk Anansie facing up to who they are and what they want to become. More than an album title, it is a reality that they have lived through.

Their first release on the newly formed FLG Records, and with new management in place, it also comes with a freshness that belies their storied career and previous multi-platinum achievements. It’s a record that will see Skunk Anansie reclaim their place as one of the most exciting, visionary and important bands in British music.

“When I really think about it, yes, we have made some good records in our time but it’s been a long time since we have made a great album. And that is the painful truth,” confesses Skin. “Understanding that, led us to making what I genuinely think is our greatest record yet.”