Skunk Anansie songs really only come in two categories — angry and sad.
Their new single, “Piggy,” falls squarely in the former category. And, no shock here, it’s friggin’ excellent. Like, it makes me wish I had a pair of steel-toed Doc Martens. I don’t know what I’d do with them, but that’s what the song makes me wish.
As to what, exactly, has Skunk Anansie so furious these days, vocalist Skin explains:
“If there’s one thing we’ve all learned over the past couple of years is that we cannot depend upon our governments to look after us. They seem to be unable to learn from the past and incapable of securing a decent future. This song was written in a moment of rage combined with bitter disillusionment. Brexit then a complete mis-handling of Covid, how the hell did we get to this?”
How the hell did we get to this, indeed. This song is exactly what the world needed to balance out the stupidity of that new Kid Rock track.
Listen to “Piggy” below.
Skunk Anansie have a buncha UK tour dates coming up later this year. Those are as follows:
Friday, March 25, 2022 London O2 Academy Brixton
Thursday, April 7, 2022 Nottingham Rock City
Friday, April 8, 2022 Manchester O2 Victoria Warehouse
Saturday, April 9, 2022 Brighton Brighton Dome
Monday, April 11, 2022 Cardiff Cardiff University **SOLD OUT**
Tuesday, April 12, 2022 Bristol O2 Academy Bristol **SOLD OUT**
Thursday, April 14, 2022 Cambridge Corn Exchange
Friday, April 15, 2022 Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall
Saturday, April 16, 2022 Guildford G Live
Monday, April 18, 2022 Leicester O2 Academy Leicester
Tuesday, April 19, 2022 Lincoln The Engine Shed
Thursday, April 21, 2022 Norwich The LCR, UEA
Friday, April 22, 2022 Birmingham O2 Academy 1 Birmingham
Saturday, April 23, 2022 Sheffield O2 Academy Sheffield
Monday, April 25, 2022 Newcastle O2 City Hall
Tuesday, April 26, 2022 Glasgow O2 Academy Glasgow
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 Leeds O2 Academy Leeds
Thursday, June 16, 202 Oxford O2 Academy Oxford
Friday, June 17, 2022 London Meltdown Festival