Skinny Living release their brand new single ‘My Blood’ on July 19th through Polydor Records. A song of contradictions, playful in its musicality but dark in its lyricism, listen to ‘My Blood’ here – https://SkinnyLiving.lnk.to/MyBloodPR
Speaking about the new single, frontman Ryan Johnston says, “My Blood is one of the most exciting songs we have ever made. It’s twisted. The music and vocal melody almost contradict the lyrics. The lyrics themselves explain that anybody no matter how chilled out they are can completely flip when the people closest to them are hurt. It really expresses how we feel about our families and the people closest to us. We love what this song represents and we love how it feels.”
‘My Blood’ is the follow up to Skinny Living’s stunning recent single ‘Let Go’ which has already amassed 500K streams, picked up Spotify New Music Friday UK support on release and debuted at #14 in the iTunes Alternative chart and no.11 in the Amazon Movers and Shakers Chart.
On the live side things continue apace for the band. Hot on the heels of the quartet’s recent sold-out UK tour and having played to a 20,000+ crowd at Elland Road alongside The Vaccines and Kaiser Chiefs they recently added a second Leeds show to their September UK tour due to phenomenal demand.
‘My Blood’ is the second track from Skinny Living’s forthcoming EP, which will be released in the summer. It showcases the group’s captivating blend of pop, soul and acoustic anthems, songs that manage to sound both epic and personal at the same time.
The four-piece, based in Wakefield, came together by chance when frontman Ryan Johnston, Will Booth (guitar), Danny Hepworth (guitar) and Rhys Anderton (drums) met at an open mic night and soon began collaborating.
Johnston says they write music that naturally taps into the everyday emotion of life, songs about “family, people, life, struggle”. “There’s a lot of music that, when I felt like nobody understood who I was, or didn’t have anybody to lean on, the songs gave me what I needed and if that can happen even for one person from our music, that’s amazing,” says the singer.
Skinny Living have amassed a diehard fanbase who have a deep connection with their music, songs that come from a real place. On a recent tour, a girl came up to him and said the tracks were helping her through tough times. To the frontman, it’s the highest compliment you can get. Being genuine in 2019 counts for something.
Following the release the mesmerizing live version of their track ‘I Still Love You’ late last year, Skinny Living have spent the intervening period honing their sound and writing some of their biggest songs yet, working with producer Cam Blackwood. Their upcoming EP was recorded at Voltaire Studios and The Pool.