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Skunk Anansie: The Painful Truth review – a raw triumph of reinvention and resilience
On their first LP in almost a decade, made as two members were treated for cancer, the rockers shrug off their 90s heyday with an experimental mindset
Almost 30 years after Weak gave the London band a global smash, Skunk Anansie’s “painful truth” is facing up to middle age, parenthood, the loss of a longstanding manager, fears that their best days were behind them and two members being diagnosed with cancer. Recorded with drummer Mark Richardson in recovery and bassist Cass undergoing chemotherapy, their first album in nine years confronts such issues with candour and defiance. Skunk Anansie: The Painful Truth.Musically, producer David Sitek of TV on the Radio has urged them to throw off the shackles of their 90s rock sound and be unafraid to go wherever experimentation takes them.
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