Burning Cities
# Burning Cities

Professional ratings :

| Aggregate scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 64/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Classic Rock | |
| Cryptic Rock | |
| The Daily Mirror | |
| Record Collector | |
| Uncut | 7/10 |
| The Herald | |

Burning Cities is the fifth studio album by Scottish punk rock and new wave band Skids, released on 12 January 2018. Produced by Killing Joke bassist Youth, this is the band's first studio album in 36 years, since the release of Joy in November 1981. It is their first album to feature Big Country father-and-son guitarists, Bruce and Jamie Watson, the second with drummer Mike Baillie, and third with founding bassist William Simpson. Tracks 5, 7, 9 and 11 are co-written by Martin Metcalfe. The album reached number 28 in the charts. It is also the first album not to feature any contribution from former guitarist Stuart Adamson, who died in 2001.

## Personnel

Skids

* Richard Jobson – lead vocals
* Bruce Watson – guitars
* Jamie Watson – guitars
* William Simpson – bass
* Mike Baillie – drums

### Additional personnel

* Youth — guitars, backing vocals, bass
* Martin Metcalfe — guitars, backing vocals
* Derek Kelly – vibraphone, piano
* Susannah Clarke – violin
* Nick Turner – saxophone
* Michael Randall – keyboards, programming
* Jamie Grashion – keyboards, programming
* Rory Cowleson – keyboards (tracks 1, 2, 4)

## Charts

| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) | 4 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 28 |
