Paranoid & Sunburnt
by Skunk Anansie
- Type: Album
- Released: 17 October 1995
- Label: One Little Indian
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 44:14
- Community rating: 3.83/5 from 5 ratings
Artists on this release: Sylvia Massy
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Bursting onto the mid-90s Britrock scene, 'Paranoid & Sunburnt' showcased Skunk Anansie's potent blend of heavy, metallic riffing and politically charged lyricism. Frontwoman Skin delivered a commanding vocal performance that uncompromisingly tackled themes of racism, religious hypocrisy, and social alienation. The record's aggressive yet highly melodic sound provided a stark, hard-edged alternative to the overwhelmingly dominant Britpop movement of the era.
Genres
Descriptors: political, protest, abrasive, confrontational, female-fronted
Tracklist
- Selling Jesus (3:44)
- Intellectualise My Blackness (3:44)
- I Can Dream (3:32)
- Little Baby Swastika (4:06)
- All In The Name Of Pity (3:22)
- Charity (4:37)
- It Takes Blood And Guts To Be This Cool But I'm Still Just A Clich茅 (4:13)
- Weak (3:31)
- And Here I Stand (5:12)
- 100 Ways To Be A Good Girl (4:01)
- Rise Up (4:08)
Credits
- Skunk Anansie - primary artist
- Nilesh Patel - direct metal mastering by
- Andy Wallace - mixed by
- Donald Christie - photography by
- Sylvia Massy - producer