Skunk Anansie release brand new version of 'Meltdown' (Blackhill remix)

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