Irish No-wave Skinner is back to announce the details of his debut album New Wave Vaudeville, ahead of the album’s arrival the artist has shared new single “Calling In Sick”. Skinner is the project of the Dublin-based multi-instrumentalist, singer and producer Aaron Corcoran who was inspired by the New York No wave scene in the late ’70s/early ’80s for album.

Speaking about “Calling In Sick”, he said, “The song is about calling in sick to the world. Life is tough for most people right now and there is no down time for most of us. Some days just feel like you’re hurtling towards destruction and I just wanted to write a song that captures that feeling of anger and frustration of having to say enough is enough. Fuck everything I’m just going to do me for today. And I think that’s fair.”

‘New Wave Vaudeville’, the song and album title, references the New Wave Vaudeville music variety freak show that took place at the 57 Club in New York from 1978 to 1983. The club was known for its free-form art shows, a debaucherous wild riposte to creeping commerciality of modern culture of the time.

“The ethos of the album is to celebrate the weird part of who you are and be proud of it,” says Aaron. “You might feel strange in society but you don’t when you’re listening to your favourite music, and this record is a space for the outsiders to feel comfortable.”

Skinner’s debut album takes inspiration from the outsiders in alternative music who populate the greatest hits of no wave, dance-punk, Latin disco and post-punk genres – Liquid Liquid, A Certain Ratio, Kid Creole And The Coconuts and James Chance And The Contortions to name a few.

“I like the idea of mixing genres that shouldn’t go together,” Aaron adds. “That’s probably why I like no wave music. It’s just total and utter free expression of music without any constraint or rules. And it’s not constrained by any societal ideals like a lot of other music can be. It’s pure raw human emotion and expression.”

Throughout the LP, Corcoran makes use of vocal training by Dara Kiely of Dublin noise-rock Gilla Band, who taught Aaron how to scream effectively while singing without losing your voice, as heard on the tracks “Calling In Sick”, “Tell My Ma” and “When You Live In A Shoe”.

New Wave Vaudeville was recorded and produced by Aaron Corcoran at the Meadow and engineered alongside Rian Trench. The album was mixed by Sean Corcoran, and mastered by Tj Lipple.

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New Wave Vaudeville
Tracklist:

1. New Wave Vaudeville
2. Tell My Ma
3. Sour Milk
4. Jesus Wore Drag
5. Spiralling
6. Calling In Sick
7. Geek Love
8. Do Re Mi Fa
9. When You Live In A Shoe
10. Here Comes The Rain

Skinner 2024-2025 Live Dates

Nov 26 – Ireland – Dublin Whelan’s (supporting Gurriers)
Feb 5 – Northern Ireland – Belfast Voodoo
Feb 6 – Ireland – Galway Roisin Dubh
Feb 7 – Ireland – Dublin Whelans (Upstairs)
Feb 8 – Ireland – Waterford Phil Grimes Pub
Feb 12 – UK – Liverpool Kazimier Stockroom
Feb 13 – UK – North Shields Three Tanners Bank
Feb 15 – UK – Glasgow Nice N Sleazy
Feb 16 – UK – Leeds Oporto
Feb 18 – UK – Manchester The Lodge at The Deaf Institute
Feb 19 – UK – London The Shacklewell Arms
Feb 20 – UK Brighton – The Hope & Ruin
Feb 21 – UK – Southampton Heartbreakers
Feb 22 – UK – Bristol The Lanes
Feb 27 – Ireland – Cork Winthrop Ave
Feb 28 – Ireland – Limerick Dolans Kasbah
Mar 1 – Ireland – Kilkenny Cleere’s Bar & Theatre

Pre-order New Wave Vaudeville HERE