My Music Episode 307 - Skinny Lister

“Mantra” is the latest single to be lifted from the Skinny Lister's upcoming album ‘Shanty Punk’ out 20 October, via Xtra Mile Recordings. The track is bright and beatific in its message, set to a tune simply born for a good old fashioned barn dance. Sat amongst typically more driving and stomping tracks of the album, “Mantra” offers a welcome moment of reflection and is intended to bring a slightly different flavour to proceedings. Led by the band’s leading lady Lorna Heptinstall, it sees her releasing her inner Dolly Parton across a track dashed with a hint of country and a pinch of Cajun music. Based on the glass half-full mantra that Skinny Lister themselves live-by. The sweet country two-step of “Mantra” follows the full-force folk/punk of previous single, “Company Of The Bar”, with both tracks due to feature on ‘Shanty Punk’, Skinny Lister’s sixth, and arguably definitive new album. The follow-up to 2021’s ‘A Matter of Life & Love’, a freewheeling record that paid homage to all the greatest things in life; ‘Shanty Punk’ goes one further with a concept record that’s simply all about: Skinny Lister. Skinny Lister will be taking ‘Shanty Punk’ out to the masses this Winter, with the quintet will be putting it to the test with an extensive run of UK shows throughout November and December. With a reputation for one of the most uplifting and exhilarating shows in the biz