Skint and Demoralised - Love, And Other Catastrophes (2009)

Skint & Demoralised are an English band formed on MySpace in May 2007. Originally just Wakefield performance poet Matt Abbott, the act became a duo when Abbott responded to an offer of collaboration from a mysterious Sheffield-based songwriter/producer known as MiNI dOG.

A songwriting partnership quickly developed over the Summer of 2007 and in August of that year they assembled a live band of numerous Sheffield musicians. Uploading their demos onto a free download site, they eventually received over 8,600 free downloads before signing a deal with Mercury Records in March 2008.

The band’s initial success came after sending a demo in to BBC Radio 1 DJ Steve Lamacq, which was first played in early November 2007. Several Radio 1 plays followed before the band attracted attention from numerous record labels. Originally planning a limited single release on Stiff Records, the band eventually opted to sign a deal with Mercury Records.

In June 2007 they flew-out to New York City to start recording their debut album with The Dap-Kings at the Daptone Studios in Brooklyn, New York. The Dap-Kings recently played on Amy Winehouse’s ‘Back to Black’ and Mark Ronson’s ‘Version’ records. Recording of the album finished at RAK Studios in London.

The band’s debut release, on 17th November 2008, was a limited release of ‘The Thrill of Thirty Seconds’ on London indie label Another Music = Another Kitchen and all 500 copies of the signed 7” vinyl sold-out on pre-order. Their second release was a full non-chart eligible release of ‘This Song Is Definitely Not About You’ through Mercury Records on 2nd March 2009 and is available on CD, 7” and digital download.

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