Skinny Living Unveil New Single 'Only I'
Wakefield based band Skinny Living have unveiled their brand new single, Only I, set to arrive on August 26th through the band's own label 'Orange Room Records and distributed via Red Essential. If you are a regular visitor you know I'm a sucker for acoustic guitars and this is what mainly attracted me to this song! Only I is a dynamic piece of acoustic soul showcasing Belfast born singer Ryan Johnston's haunting vocals and revealing lyrics.
The track reflects on a time when Ryan found himself in a tricky situation with some local hard men and someone placed a gun in front of him and said, "This is how you sort this." Ryan remembers:
I thought, 'I am not that person.' It was a major wake up call, but the song's about how easy it is for any of us to go down that rabbit hole, and find ourselves in these sort of situations.
Having played myriad of festivals this Summer including Live at Leeds, Dot To Dot, The Great Escape, Barn on the Farm, Secret Garden Party, Kendal Calling, Boardmasters and forthcoming appearances at Reeperbahn and more, the band head out on a 13-date UK and Ireland tour in October including a headline show at The Lexington, London.
Live Dates:
September
4th - Together The People, Brighton
21-24 - Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg
October
11th - The Albert, Brighton
12th - The Louisiana, Bristol
14th - Voodoo, Belfast
15th - Whelans (Upstairs), Dublin
17th - The Cookie, Leicester
18th - The Cluny, Newcastle
19th - Broadcast, Glasgow
21st - Soup Kitchen, Manchester
22nd - The Rocking Chair, Sheffield
24th - The Lexington, London
25th - Ramsgate Music Hall, Ramsgate
26th - New Adelphi - Hull
28th - Stylus, Leeds
Skinny Living are: Ryan Johnston (Vocals), Will Booth (Guitar / Vocals), Danny Hepworth (Guitar / Vocals) and Rhys Anderton (Percussion / Vocals)