British rock icons SKUNK ANANSIE have released a brand-new remix of the stunningly emotional song ‘Meltdown’, which originally appeared as the closing track of last year’s Top 10 album The Painful Truth.
Lead singer Skin explains, "’Meltdown’ is this deeply heartbreaking song about isolation. It’s one of the few Skunk songs that doesn’t have a beat making it a perfect end to the album. We wanted to do a version that grooved a bit so we called up our friend Nick Sheldon [Blackhill] to add that flavour and we love what he’s done, hope you do too."
The song, released on the same day as the emancipation of black Americans is remembered with the Juneteenth holiday, becomes transformed from a sparsely ethereal, vocal-led piece of minimalist piano music into a club-based anthem. Despite the sadness of the lyrics, its new and upbeat musical backing is celebratory and destined to ring out across sound-systems from New York to Ibiza.
Its parent album, The Painful Truth, is a mesmerising, provocative, powerful and emotional collection, which was greeted by rapturous reviews around the world on its release at the end of May 2026. And to mark that recent one-year anniversary, a brand-new limited-edition zoetrope vinyl version of the album will be released on October 9th, via FLG Records. Pre-order the Zoetrope vinyl here: https://store.skunkanansie.com/
Skunk Anansie are currently on a co-headlining tour of the UK with Garbage, with further UK shows this summer alongside both Alanis Morrissette and My Chemical Romance. They also have extensive tour dates across Europe. Full details are as follows:
UK Tour Dates
19 Jun Fri – Dreamland, Margate, UK (with Garbage)
20 Jun Sat – Scarborough Open Air Theatre, Scarborough, UK (with Garbage)
22 Jun Mon – Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, UK (with Garbage)
23 Jun Tue – Southampton Summer Sessions, Southampton, UK (with Garbage)
24 Jun Wed – Virgin Media Park, Cork, Ireland (with Alanis Morissette)
26 Jun Fri – Powderham Castle, Exeter, UK (with Alanis Morissette)
27 Jun Sat – State Fayre 2026, Chelmsford, UK (festival)
28 Jun Sun – Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, UK (with Alanis Morissette)
30 Jun Tue – Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, UK (with Alanis Morissette)
2 Jul Thu – Lytham Green, Kirkham, UK (with Alanis Morissette)
4 Jul Sat – Crystal Palace Park, London, UK (with Alanis Morissette)
8 Jul Wed – Wembley Stadium, London, UK (with My Chemical Romance)
European Festival Tour Dates
10 Jul Fri – NOS Alive 2026, Oeiras, Portugal
14 Jul Tue – Letnia Scena Progresji, Ursus, Poland
15 Jul Wed – Colours of Ostrava 2026, Ostrava 3, Czechia
17 Jul Fri – Luka Beograd 2026, Beograd, Serbia
18 Jul Sat – OK Fest 2026, Tjentište, Bosnia And Herzegovina
19 Jul Sun – Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik, Croatia
20 Jul Mon – Tvrđava sv. Mihovila, Šibenik, Croatia
22 Jul Wed – Piazza Matteotti, Sogliano Al Rubicone, Italy
23 Jul Thu – Mostra d'Oltremare, Napoli, Italy
24 Jul Fri – Fiera del Levante, Bari, Italy
26 Jul Sun – Piazza dei Cavalieri, Pisa, Italy
27 Jul Mon – Parco San Valentino, Pordenone, Italy
28 Jul Tue – Carroponte, Sesto San Giovanni, Italy
30 Jul Thu – Zorlu Center for Performing Arts, İstanbul, Turkey
20 Aug Thu – Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
21 Aug Fri – Pstereo Festival, Trondheim, Norway
Full details and tickets for all live performances can be found at www.skunkanansie.com
