She then went onto perform many large festivals around Europe including Rock Werchter in Belgium and the Southside/ Hurricane festivals in Germany. It kicked off in Glasgow on 17 March, 2006. Skin's next solo outing was a small promotional 'Fake Chemical State' tour. 'Alone In My Room' was also the name given to Skin's first UK solo tour in two years, which commenced in Berlin in November, 2005. But the first single issued from this album was Alone in My Room, a download only track released on 7 November, 2005. She was also support for the European leg of Robbie Williams' and Placebo's world tours.Īfter touring, she began to record her second album, Fake Chemical State which was released on 20 March, 2006, preceded by a new single Just Let the Sun two weeks earlier. In Germany, it peaked at #18.Īfter releasing Fleshwounds, Skin went on to perform various solo gigs around Europe. For example, in Italy it peaked at #6 in the album chart. Elsewhere in Europe, the album's success was greater.
The album was not a massive success in the UK but three singles were released from it "Trashed", "Faithfulness" and "Lost" (a double A-Side with " Getting Away With It"). The album was toned down from her Skunk Anansie days and seemingly Skunk Anansie fans never took to it. Ace released a solo album entitled Still Hungry, Mark became a replacement drummer for the band Feeder and Skin went on to pursue a solo career.Īfter Skunk Anansie split, Skin released her debut solo album Fleshwounds. They are best known for their single "Weak", but have had a series of other hits including "Charity", "Hedonism" and "Charlie Big Potato".
Paranoid & Sunburnt, Stoosh and Post Orgasmic Chill sold over 4 million copies worldwide. Joining Skin in the line up for the band were Ace on guitar, Cass on bass guitar, and Mark on drums.Īfter forming in 1994, the band released three albums. They were noted for being a multi-racial band, and having Skin, a black, skinhead, female as their lead singer. Skin's career in music began in Skunk Anansie who were a band often grouped as part of the britrock movement in the UK.
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