Skinny Lister return with new album "Songs from the Yonder"

Feb 28

Feb 28 Skinny Lister return with new album "Songs from the Yonder"

Relentless folk/punk powerhouses - Skinny Lister - are ecstatic to announce their new album ‘Songs FromThe Yonder’ - due for release on 9 May 2025, via Xtra Mile Recordings. The new album is available now to pre-order / pre-save HERE.

A band who’ve never been afraid to plough their own furrow, they herald in their next era with the joyous new single Plough On.

An insurgent anthem with shades of classic Billy Bragg or Elvis Costello, Plough On is a rousing rallying cry that urgesus to roar in the face of adversity. Propelled by the punchy vocal performance of frontman Dan Heptinstall, he says of the track:

“"Plough On" is about overcoming those unwelcome obstacles that inevitably get thrown our way now and then. But most of all–it’s an optimistic song about successfully weathering the storm and the hope of reaching ‘good times again’.”

Rooted in the influences that inspired the band’s earliest works, eagle-eared listeners will detect references to the melody of the traditional tune "Speed The Plough", which the band would perform together in their very earliest days. “It’s always fun to revisit uplifting traditional melodies like this, and stay connected to what we feel is the folk soul of the band” adds Dan.

The track arrives complete with a hilarious official video that finds the band tackling all terrain and taking on a bunch of less metaphoric, very real physical obstacles - some members more successfully than others...

You can stream the new single HERE, or check out the video for Plough On below:

Plough On follows the swaggering drinking song Set Us Straight (revealed at the end of last year), with both tracks due to appear on the highly anticipated new album ‘Songs From The Yonder’. Picking up where the acclaimed ‘Shanty Punk’ left off, the seventh studio album from this folk/punk rabble finds them revelling in their nostalgic touchstones, while facing the future with a wide-eyed sense of optimism and a warming reverence for what has been.

Teasing what listeners can expect from “Songs From The Yonder”, Dan says:

“‘Songs From The Yonder’ carries on where our last album - ‘Shanty Punk’ - left off. But as well as the upbeat drinking songs and shanty style sing-alongs, which are as up front and prominent as ever, this time we’ve allowed ourselves a few more tender moments."

While the band’s shanty calling cards are clear and present on classic accordion driven tracks like Yorkshire Belle, Bristol Bound and lead single Set Us Straight; these rambunctious moments are balanced out by the reflective highlights such as the Lorna led Tumbling Into Something and the sumptuous Dan and Lorna duet Everything.

“It’s always nice to connect with that more contemplative side of our sound, which has been a major part of what we’ve done since our first album.” says Dan.

With plenty of harks back to their folk roots too, longstanding fans will also be enamoured to hear that those classic Skinny themes of drinking, travelling, the sea and ploughing on in the face of adversity, are still hoisted high on the band’s flagpole throughout this latest outing. Written and recorded by Skinny Lister, the record was mastered at Abbey Road Studios by Frank Arkwright. Produced and mixed by Dan Heptinstall, its core tracks were recorded live, and left unedited, in an attempt to capture the live energy the band are so well known for.

A glorious, riotous mix of chest-thumping anthems, shanty sing-a-longs and folk/punk classics, tempered by some of the most tender and reflective songs the band have penned yet; “Songs From The Yonder” will be released on 9th May 2025, via Xtra Mile Recordings, on coloured vinyl, CD and digital.

Coinciding with the release, the Skinnies will be hitting the road for a run of instores and shows throughout release week. Expect further touring of the UK and Europe to come later in the year. The confirmed dates so far are as follows:

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7 - Rough Trade Bristol - instore

9 - Yorkshire Belle, Bridlington - album/ticket bundle

10 - Jacaranda, Liverpool - instore

11 - Stowmarket, John Peel Centre - album/ticket bundle

12 - Brighton Resident - instore

13 - Banquet, Kingston - outstore at Fighting Cocks

14 - Rough Trade, Nottingham - instore

16 - Holmfirth, Picturedrome - album/ticket bundle

17 - Bedford, Esquires - album/ticket bundle

23 - Lyme Regis, Marine Theatre

24 - Monmouth DeVauden Festival