Fleshwoundsby Skin

After leading the London rockers Skunk Anansie to three fantastic albums Skin as now gone out on her own releasing her debut solo album. The music on this record is much softer then that of the hard rocking sounds of Skunk Anansie. Nevertheless there is plenty of angst, passion and anger to be found in the album. As was the case with all three of Skunk Anansie’s albums Skin really puts everything she can into her singing resulting in some powerful & emotional songs that really lifts the quality of the songs on offer. The songs here similar enough to Skink Anansie’s work that they could pass as some of the softer moments on their previous records but different enough that they don’t sound like tired rewrites.

Highlights include the quiet but beautiful ‘Don’t let me down,’ the simple piano driven ‘you made your bed’ and the electronically induced opener ‘faithfulness.’ ‘Listen to your self’ is the closest sounding song to the Skin’s previous rocking efforts, driven by a raw edged guitar sound.

Overall this is a great effort. If you liked Skunk Anansie’s work then you’re likely to enjoy this album, just don’t expect it to be as hard or heavy.