The Painful Truth is the seventh studio album by English band Skunk Anansie. It was released on 23 May 2025 by FLG Records.
Background On 26 February 2025, Skunk Anansie, alongside producer David Sitek, announced the release of their new studio album The Painful Truth.
Critical reception
The Painful Truth was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 79, based on 6 reviews.
Track listing
Personnel Skin – vocals and backing vocals, keyboards, echo Cass – bass Ace – guitar Mark Richardson – drums, percussion, Pulsar David Andrew Sitek – guitars, keyboards Charlie Coffeen – keyboards on "Lost and Found", "Meltdown" Patrick Siroishi – horns on "An Artist Is an Artist" Technical David Andrew Sitek – producer (all tracks), recording Hudson Mohawke – producer ("My Greatest Moment") Derek Coburn – recording Elizaveta Boldyreva – recording Matty Green at Studio 55 – mixing Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, Nashville – mastering Visual Stylorouge – design and art direction Dan Abbott – front cover illlustration Rob O'Connor – photography Kim Howells – styling Daniel Kolaric – make up
Charts +Chart performance for The Painful Truth Chart (2025) Peakposition
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