''Burning Cities'' is the fifth studio album by Scottish

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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 ''

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'' 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

Martin Metcalfe Martin Metcalfe is a Scottish singer and guitarist from Bathgate, Scotland. His career began in 1981 fronting the alternative rock band Goodbye Mr Mackenzie who released their debut album ''Good Deeds and Dirty Rags'' in April 1989. The album wa ...

. 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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