Piggy marks one of the band's most aggressive songs to date, dealing in anti-establishment-themed lyrics dragged across distorted, descending guitar riffs. Vocalist Skin said:
"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?"
It arrives prior to the band's UK and European tour this spring, which includes rescheduled dates from their 25th anniversary 25LIVE@25 Tour. All purchased tickets are valid for the rearranged dates. They will also appear as part of Meltdown Festival in June, curated by Grace Jones.
Skin added: "Through thick and thin, through all of our trials and tribulations, our fans are the ones who have kept us going for all this time. So we aim to thank them the best way we can which is to bring them our best show ever! Right now we feel that we have a lot of shared troubles, we aim to honour that, not avoid it, but also bring a bit of relief from them. We’re really looking forward to being on stage again and are stupidly excited for the tour! Chomping on the bit to get back to what we do best and cannot fucking wait for ya’ll to hear the new stuff."
Skunk Anansie's last studio album was 2016's 'Anarchytecture', though they did release '25LIVE@25' in 2019 as part of their anniversary celebrations.
Skunk Anansie Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri March 04 2022 - WROCLAW A2 (Poland)
Sat March 05 2022 - WARSAW Progresja (Poland)
Sun March 06 2022 - GDANSK Stary Manez (Poland)
Tue March 08 2022 - LODZ Wytwornia (Poland)
Wed March 09 2022 - KRAKOW Klub Studio (Poland)
Fri March 11 2022 - ZAGREB Dom Sportova (Croatia)
Sun March 13 2022 - MUNICH Tonhalle (Germany)
Mon March 14 2022 - LAUSANNE Les Docks (Switzerland)
Tue March 15 2022 - MILAN Fabrique (Italy)
Thu March 17 2022 - BILBAO Santana 27 (Spain)
Fri March 18 2022 - PORTO Coliseum (Portugal)
Sat March 19 2022 - LISBON Coliseum (Portugal)
Mon March 21 2022 - MADRID La Riviera (Spain)
Tue March 22 2022 - BARCELONA Razzmatazz (Spain)
Fri March 25 2022 - LONDON O2 Academy Brixton
Sat March 26 2022 - AMSTERDAM AFAS Live (Netherlands)
Sun March 27 2022 - HAMBURG Sporthalle (Germany)
Tue March 29 2022 - PARIS Casino de Paris (France)
Wed March 30 2022 - COLOGNE Palladium (Germany)
Thu March 31 2022 - BERLIN Columbiahalle (Germany)
Sat April 02 2022 - ANTWERP Lotto Arena (Belgium)
Sun April 03 2022 - WIESBADEN Schlachthof (Germany)
Thu April 07 2022 - NOTTINGHAM Rock City
Fri April 08 2022 - MANCHESTER O2 Victoria Warehouse
Sat April 09 2022 - BRIGHTON Brighton Dome Concert Hall
Mon April 11 2022 - CARDIFF Great Hall - Cardiff Uni
Tue April 12 2022 - BRISTOL O2 Academy Bristol
Thu April 14 2022 - CAMBRIDGE Corn Exchange
Fri April 15 2022 - FOLKESTONE Leas Cliff Hall
Sat April 16 2022 - GUILDFORD G Live
Mon April 18 2022 - LEICESTER O2 Academy Leicester
Tue April 19 2022 - LINCOLN Engine Shed
Thu April 21 2022 - NORWICH Nick Rayns LCR
Fri April 22 2022 - BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy Birmingham
Sat April 23 2022 - SHEFFIELD O2 Academy Sheffield
Mon April 25 2022 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE O2 City Hall
Tue April 26 2022 - GLASGOW O2 Academy Glasgow
Wed April 27 2022 - LEEDS O2 Academy Leeds
Thu June 16 2022 - OXFORD O2 Academy Oxford
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