Skinny Living

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Skinny Living
Origin Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
Genres Indie soul
Years active2013–present [1]
Labels
Members
  • Ryan Johnston
  • Danny Hepworth
  • Will Booth
Past membersRhys Anderton
Websiteskinnyliving.co.uk

Skinny Living are a three-piece English indie-soul band from Wakefield, West Yorkshire. [4] The band is made up of guitarist Will Booth, Belfast-born vocalist [5] Ryan Johnston and guitarist Danny Hepworth. [6]

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The name Skinny Living describes the financial reality and lifestyle of the working class – hard graft on a low income with a lust for life, passion for family and an optimistic attitude about the future. [7] The band signed to RCA Records in 2017, and then to Polydor in 2019. That same year saw them have their tracks featured on the likes of Clash Magazine, [8] play over 250 shows, as well as being selected to headline Live at Leeds. [9] In 2020 they were going to be touring with The Kaiser Chiefs, as well as headlining their own shows in London and Leeds. [10]

Career

New Familiar

With over 60 million streams worldwide, Skinny Living had a hiatus in 2020, when they signed to Parlophone and released a side project in the form of an EP called "Textures" under the alias 'New Familiar'. [11]

By the end of 2022, the band were back to being called Skinny Living, and issued the single "Who Likes" produced by Eg White [12] and Rich Cooper. On 9 November 2022, the band played a gig at King Tuts in Glasgow. [13]

Day by Day

In September 2024, Skinny Living released "No Messiah" [14] from their album Day by Day, [2] a self-released album that was expected to chart in the top 10 of the UK Albums Chart on 21 October 2024. [15] However, it ultimately charted at Number 24 in the UK charts. [16]

References

  1. ↑ "Skinny Living – Interview". GoldenPlec. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 "DAY BY DAY". Official Charts. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "On The Radar: Skinny Living". Music Week. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Ryan Johnston interview from Skinny Living prior to the band name change". On: Yorkshire Magazine. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  5. ↑ O'Sullivan, Heather. "Skinny Living are set to headline Belfast Ulster Hall this November". Hotpress. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Skinny Living Singer Opens Up About Depression". Hot Press. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "Skinny Living Bio". 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Track Of The Day 29/11 - Skinny Living". Clash. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "Wakefield's Skinny Living top the bill at special Leeds At Leeds launch". Wakefield Express. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  10. ↑ "Yorkshire band aiming for 2020 success". Stray FM. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  11. ↑ Forrest, Jo (21 May 2021). "'Textures' the new EP from newfamiliar". TotalNtertainment. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  12. ↑ Magazine, Yorkshire (23 September 2022). "A Q&A with Skinny Living. Ryan from Wakefield's indie-soul trio". On: Yorkshire Magazine. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  13. ↑ "SKINNY LIVING Live Review & Interview / OSM | Our Sound Music". www.oursoundmusic.com. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  14. ↑ Crowns, Music (15 September 2024). "Skinny Living unveil 'No Messiah' from 2024's highly anticipated album 'Day by Day' |". Music Crowns. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  15. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Update | Official Charts". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  16. ↑ "DAY BY DAY". Official Charts. Retrieved 22 October 2024.


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