Sound of Vinyl

“I don’t like my country, it’s more of an addiction/The way girls fixate and pore over lip gloss/I’m hard to love, I make idiot jokes/But those the hardest to love are those that need it the most,” opens the rapper.

None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Life Alive marks Skinner’s first full-length release in nearly a decade, following 2011’s Computers And Blues. The mixtape, which features a different artist collaboration on each of the 12 tracks, has received wide critical acclaim since its release in July. The Guardian declared it to be “A banging return,” adding that the guest list on the album (which includes Tame Impala, Dapz on the Map, Hak Baker, and Jimothy Lacoste) “is testament to Skinner’s impact.” The Times called it “clever, funny and rooted in relatable reality,” while the NME praised that the album “isn’t just a testament to Mike Skinner’s intriguing evolution but also proof of his keen eye for curation.”