Burning Cities Explained

Burning Cities
Type:	studio
Artist:	Skids
Cover:	Skids - Burning Cities Album Cover.jpg
Released:	12 January 2018
Length:	44:02
Producer:	Youth
Prev Title:	Joy
Prev Year:	1981

Burning Cities is the fifth studio album by Scottish punk rock and new wave band Skids,^[1] released on 12 January 2018. Produced by Killing Joke bassist Youth, this is the band's first studio album in 36 years, since the release of Joy in November 1981. It is their first album to feature Big Country father-and-son guitarists, Bruce and Jamie Watson, the second with drummer Mike Baillie, and third with founding bassist William Simpson. Tracks 5, 7, 9 and 11 are co-written by Martin Metcalfe.^[2] The album reached number 28 in the charts.^[3] It is also the first album not to feature any contribution from former guitarist Stuart Adamson, who died in 2001.

Personnel

Skids

• Richard Jobson – lead vocals
• Bruce Watson – guitars
• Jamie Watson – guitars
• William Simpson – bass
• Mike Baillie – drums

Additional personnel

• Youth — guitars, backing vocals, bass
• Martin Metcalfe — guitars, backing vocals
• Derek Kelly – vibraphone, piano
• Susannah Clarke – violin
• Nick Turner – saxophone
• Michael Randall – keyboards, programming
• Jamie Grashion – keyboards, programming
• Rory Cowleson – keyboards (tracks 1, 2, 4)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Phink . AJ . The Skids To Release Comeback Album 'Burning Cities' . thepunksite.com . November 28, 2016 . 2017-10-23.
2. Web site: Vinyl Album - Skids - Burning Cities - Nobad - UK. 11 March 2018.
3. Web site: Official Albums Chart Top 100. Official Charts Company. 11 March 2018.