Name: The Story Is......
Brand: Skinny Lister

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XMR148CD

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Limited edition

Release date

2019-03-01

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The Orchard

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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Skinny Lister

Genre GB

Folk

Label GB

Xtra Mile

Skinny Lister is a British folk band formed in London in 2009. Originally a five-piece band, they added a drummer in October 2013. The members of the band met through folk clubs in Greenwich before forming Skinny Lister. Prior to this, Dan Heptinstall, Sam Brace, and Dan Gray had played together in Indie band The Alps.
In the summer of 2012, Dan Gray left the band and was replaced by Michael Camino from Hawaii, USA. Then, in the spring of 2013, Sam Brace also left but later rejoined. In autumn 2013, the band expanded to a six-piece with the addition of drummer Dave.
The current members include Dan Heptinstall on lead vocals, guitar, and stomp box; Max Thomas on melodeon, mandolin and vocals; Lorna Thomas on vocals; Thom Mills on drums; Sam "Mule" Brace on guitar, concertina, vocals and mandolin; and Scott Milsom on double bass and vocals.

Xtra Mile is a record label based in London, UK. Founded by Charlie Caplowe in 2003, the label has become known for its diverse roster of talented artists and performers.

With a focus on supporting independent music, Xtra Mile has cultivated a reputation for releasing high-quality albums across various genres including rock, folk, punk, and indie. The label prides itself on providing a platform for emerging artists to showcase their unique sound and connect with fans around the world.

From *Frank Turner* to *Against Me!*, Xtra Mile has worked with some of the most influential acts in the industry. Their commitment to nurturing talent and fostering creativity has earned them recognition as one of the leading independent labels in the UK music scene.

After three albums taking confident steps into an ever larger world, their fourth offering, The Story Is... (produced and mixed by Barny Barnicott - Arctic Monkeys, The Enemy, The Temper Trap) takes the tales of the everyday, the minutiae of our lives, and turns them into potent pop that rings oh so true. 

The Story Is finds fables in vastly contrasting true stories. Of an arsonist setting fire to the flat below Dans (Artist Arsonist), of the sheer annoyance felt when accidentally filling a diesel van with unleaded (Diesel Vehicle) - both songs laced with insight into everyones feelings. Even when the songs are outside of the bands personal experience, they are still inspired by close connections. 38 Minutes came from a friends Facebook post about receiving the Hawaiian ballistic missile alert in early 2018, while Stop &amp; Breathe is a plea to everyone to take time out when they can, based on a good friend talking after a friend sadly departed due to suicide. 

Musically, the band has also scoured volumes of texture and tone. Though songs like Rattle &amp; Roar and Sometimes So It Goes will be familiar to anyone whos loved the bands three previous albums, Forge &amp; Flagon, Down on Deptford Broadway and The Devil, the Heart &amp; the Fight, the band has explored a lexicon of their tastes. The Shining takes on Blondies new wave disco, giving Lorna Thomas (vocals) the spotlight. Lorna takes the reins on two of the most energising songs  My Life, My Architecture and My Distraction  and brings her unmistakable vitality to the album. 38 Minutes spins like a top with the urgency of an impending doom, backing ooohs like sirens, and an electric pace as if theyre outrunning the clock. Theyve turned every melodic instinct up and, along with the hooks and lyrical reality Dan has drawn, its a deep dip into the bands encyclopaedic sound.

The Story Is......

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