The Painful Truth

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The Painful Truth
Studio album by
Skunk Anansie
Released23 May 2025 (2025-05-23)
Length37:55
Producer David Sitek
Skunk Anansie chronology
Anarchytecture
(2016)		The Painful Truth
(2025)

The Painful Truth is the seventh studio album by English band Skunk Anansie. It was released on 23 May 2025 by Frontiers Records. [1]

Contents

Background

On 26 February 2025, Skunk Anansie, alongside producer David Sitek, announced the release of their new studio album The Painful Truth. [1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Metal Hammer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]

The Painful Truth was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 79, based on 6 reviews. [2]

Track listing

The Painful Truth track listing
No.TitleLength
1."An Artist Is an Artist"3:11
2."This Is Not Your Life"3:24
3."Shame"4:06
4."Lost and Found"4:15
5."Cheers"3:26
6."Shoulda Been You"3:50
7."Animal"4:07
8."Fell in Love"4:27
9."My Greatest Moment"3:43
10."Meltdown"3:26

Charts

Chart performance for The Painful Truth
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [8] 38
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [9] 180
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 58
Scottish Albums (OCC) [11] 6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] 17
UK Albums (OCC) [13] 7
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [14] 5
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [15] 3

References

  1. 1 2 Garner, Emily (26 February 2025). "Skunk Anansie announce first studio album in nine years, The Painful Truth". Kerrang! .
  2. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  3. ↑ Dalton, Stephen (23 May 2025). "Skunk Anansie: The Painful Truth Album Review". Louder Sound . Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  4. ↑ Simpson, Dave (23 May 2025). "Skunk Anansie: The Painful Truth review - A Raw Triumph of reinvention and resilience". The Guardian . Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  5. ↑ Beebee, Steve (19 May 2025). "Album review: Skunk Anansie - The Painful Truth". Kerrang! . Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Johnston, Emma (22 May 2025). "The Painful Truth is Skunk Anansie's most vital and inventive album in years". Metal Hammer . Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  7. ↑ Shepherd, Sam (27 May 2025). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH . Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Skunk Anansie – The Painful Truth" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Skunk Anansie – The Painful Truth" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Skunk Anansie – The Painful Truth" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  12. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Skunk Anansie – The Painful Truth". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  13. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  14. ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  15. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
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