''Burning Cities'' is the fifth studio album by Scottish punk rock and new wave band Skids, released on 12 January 2018. Produced by

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bassist

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, this is the band's first studio album in 36 years, since the release of '' Joy'' in November 1981. It is their first album to feature

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father-and-son guitarists,

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and Jamie Watson, the second with drummer Mike Baillie, and third with founding bassist William Simpson. Tracks 5, 7, 9 and 11 are co-written by

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. The album reached number 28 in the charts. It is also the first album not to feature any contribution from former guitarist

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, who died in 2001.

Track listing

Personnel

Skids * Richard Jobson – lead vocals * Bruce Watson – guitars * Jamie Watson – guitars * William Simpson – bass * Mike Baillie – drums ;Additional personnel *

— guitars, backing vocals, bass * Martin Metcalfe — guitars, backing vocals * Derek Kelly – vibraphone, piano * Susannah Clarke – violin * Nick Turner – saxophone * Michael Randall – keyboards, programming * Jamie Grashion – keyboards, programming * Rory Cowleson – keyboards (tracks 1, 2, 4)

Charts

References

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