Skinny Lister Reveal Title Track From Upcoming Album “A Matter Of Life & Love”

Celebrating all the best things life has to offer, Skinny Lister have returned with a jubilant new single. A Matter Of Life & Love is the title-track from their fifth studio album that is due out on 22nd October 2021 on Xtra Mile Recordings. Nodding to the works of Madness and The Specials, Skinny Lister‘s new single pays loving homage to that classic sound with its cheerful bar-room pianos, walking basslines and woozy saxophones in abundance. Sung by the band’s Dan Heptinstall, it’s a track that encourages us to look on the bright-side of life and treasure the trivial; a recurrent theme throughout their upcoming album.

‘A Matter Of Life & Love’ is us capturing a collection of very true stories and feelings, that have really ‘mattered’ to us over the past year or so. And the title track is a reminder to recognise the moments in life that really matter, but that can sometimes seem ‘trivial’ or ‘throwaway’ – a sentiment likely borne out of those months of enforced limited social contact last year.” (Dan Heptinstall)

A Matter Of Life & Love swiftly follows Damn The Amsterdam, a sea shanty which featured guest harmonies from: The Longest Johns, who will also be joining them for their Winter UK tour.  Both tracks will feature on Skinny Lister’s upcoming album, the first to be entirely written, produced, recorded and mixed by the band themselves. A Matter Of Life & Love brings together all their influences and styles, from ska to rock and from folk-punk to traditional shanty, throughout its 12 tracks. In many ways the album is a distillation of everything that has seen the world fall for Skinny Lister‘s charms. An album about camaraderie and companionship through thick and thin, to cherishing the simple things freedom brings.

A Matter Of Life & Love will; be released everywhere on 22nd October, and can be pre-ordered here. In support of the album, Skinny Lister will be hitting the road for a UK headline tour throughout November and December, with Manchester and London shows already sold out. The band will also be supporting Less Than Jake and embarking on a headline German tour in the new year.