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The Painful Truth
BERJAYA
Studio album by
Skunk Anansie
Released23 May 2025 (2025-05-23)
StudiosFederal Prism, Los Angeles
Length37:55
LabelFLG
Producers
Skunk Anansie chronology
Anarchytecture
(2016)		 The Painful Truth
(2025)
Singles from The Painful Truth
  1. "An Artist Is An Artist"
    Released: 13 January 2025
  2. "Cheers"
    Released: 26 February 2025
  3. "Lost and Found"
    Released: 7 April 2025
  4. "Animal"
    Released: 30 April 2025
  5. "Shame"
    Released: 10 July 2025

The Painful Truth is the seventh studio album by English band Skunk Anansie. It was released on 23 May 2025 by FLG Records.[1]

Background

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On 26 February 2025, Skunk Anansie, alongside producer David Sitek, announced the release of their new studio album The Painful Truth.[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Classic RockStarStarStarHalf starBERJAYA[3]
The GuardianStarStarStarStarBERJAYA[4]
Kerrang!StarStarStarStarBERJAYA[5]
Metal HammerStarStarStarStarBERJAYA[6]
MusicOMHStarStarStarHalf starBERJAYA[7]

The Painful Truth was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 79, based on 6 reviews.[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Skunk Anansie and David Andrew Sitek except where noted.

The Painful Truth track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."An Artist Is an Artist" 3:11
2."This Is Not Your Life" 3:24
3."Shame" 4:06
4."Lost and Found"
4:15
5."Cheers" 3:26
6."Shoulda Been You" 3:50
7."Animal" 4:07
8."Fell in Love With a Girl" 4:27
9."My Greatest Moment"
3:43
10."Meltdown" 3:26

Personnel

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  • Skin – vocals and backing vocals, keyboards, echo
  • Cass – bass
  • Ace – guitar
  • Mark Richardson – drums, percussion, Pulsar
  • David Andrew Sitek – guitars, keyboards
  • Charlie Coffeen – keyboards on "Lost and Found", "Meltdown"
  • Patrick Siroishi – horns on "An Artist Is an Artist"

Technical

  • David Andrew Sitek – producer (all tracks), recording
  • Hudson Mohawke – producer ("My Greatest Moment")
  • Derek Coburn – recording
  • Elizaveta Boldyreva – recording
  • Matty Green at Studio 55 – mixing
  • Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, Nashville – mastering

Visual

  • Stylorouge – design and art direction
  • Dan Abbott – front cover illlustration
  • Rob O'Connor – photography
  • Kim Howells – styling
  • Daniel Kolaric – make up

Charts

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Chart performance for The Painful Truth
Chart (2025) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8]38
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9]180
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10]58
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[11]6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12]17
UK Albums (Official Charts)[13]7
UK Album Downloads (Official Charts)[14]5
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)[15]3

References

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  1. 1 2 Garner, Emily (26 February 2025). "Skunk Anansie announce first studio album in nine years, The Painful Truth". Kerrang!.
  2. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  3. ↑ Dalton, Stephen (23 May 2025). "Skunk Anansie: The Painful Truth Album Review". Louder Sound. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  4. ↑ Simpson, Dave (23 May 2025). "Skunk Anansie: The Painful Truth review - A Raw Triumph of reinvention and resilience". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  5. ↑ Beebee, Steve (19 May 2025). "Album review: Skunk Anansie - The Painful Truth". Kerrang!. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Johnston, Emma (22 May 2025). "The Painful Truth is Skunk Anansie's most vital and inventive album in years". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  7. ↑ Shepherd, Sam (27 May 2025). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Skunk Anansie – The Painful Truth" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Skunk Anansie – The Painful Truth" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Skunk Anansie – The Painful Truth" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 30/5/2025 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  12. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Skunk Anansie – The Painful Truth". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  13. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 30/5/2025 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  14. ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart on 30/5/2025 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  15. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 30/5/2025 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
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