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Skunk Anansie announce new album ‘The Painful Truth’ as bassist Cass reveals stage 4 cancer diagnosis

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Skunk Anansie have shared details of a new album ‘The Painful Truth’, following bassist Cass revealing a stage 4 cancer diagnosis.The new record marks the seventh studio effort from the British rock group, and their first in nine years.

It is set to arrive on May 23 via FLG, and will also contain the recent single ‘An Artist Is An Artist’.In a new description of the record, the new material is described as “mesmerising, provocative, powerful and emotional”, as well as one that shows the band at the height of their powers and reflecting on their long career.“I don’t care that we were big in the ’90s,” vocalist Skin said. “Creatively it’s irrelevant because in my rock bible the first commandment states, “If thy rest on them laurels thy shall wither up and die artistically, musically, mentally.

And then financially.’”Skin also added that the record came at a crossroads for the members – being born out of a time when they were close to claiming it a day.“If we didn’t do something fresh and forward-thinking, we couldn’t really be a band anymore.

We’d just be doing Skunk karaoke,” the singer said. “We have made some good records in our time but it’s been a long time since we have made a great album.

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