Riotous rock n rollers SKYLIGHTS release their fierce new single ‘REBELLION’ on Friday 3rd March via 42’s Records.
REBELLION is an intense 3 minute “short sharp shock” rock n roll song, in the same vein as 2022’s ‘OUTLAW’, the lead track from their exceptionally well received debut album ‘WHAT YOU ARE’, which achieved several Official UK Chart positions including #34 in the UK Album Sales Chart and #2 in the Indie Breakers Chart
Inspired by front man Scaz’s love of punk rock attitude and the Sex Pistols, the song conveys the thoughts and experiences of many cocksure young men during global and UK events since early 2020, without being overtly political.
Scaz said:
“It’s a good old-fashioned punk/rock song with a bit of menace and bite, sticking two fingers up to the powers that be - in the nicest possible way.
It came out of our experience, the frustration of feeling cut off from the world in the prime of your life back in 2020/21
It’s a reflection of what many people experienced every night in the UK and everywhere else country, with no socialising, no sport etc. Its not a political statement, but it is about frustration with the government at that time. A frustration that nearly bubbled over into rebellion.
It’s not advocating rebellion it’s a reflection of how things felt at that moment in time.
This song and our last single Outlaw both reflect the times we went through as mates in a band, and our amazing audience.
Our next single, out in summer, reflects us moving on from that.”
REBELLION signals the start of a new wave of releases from the band, which will lead to their 2nd album, due in 2024.
It will be followed in early summer by another new song in a completely different and more reflective style.
2023 has already seen the band play sold-out shows in new cities, with more ahead of them, and a deeply loyal and engaged audience waiting for their next move.
Truly a band of the people’, Skylights bond with their supporters is admired and envied by many more established artists.
SKYLIGHTS are now adding significant festival slots to the diary, inc. TRNSMT in July – appearances hard earned from ‘walking the walk’ through their sell out shows, strong work ethic, integrity, and constant engagement with fans.
