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Rollerskate Skinny

Rollerskate Skinny has been played on NTS shows including Supporter Radio - Metamorphosis, with Swing Boat Yawning first played on 3 May 2024.

Rollerskate Skinny was an Irish band that enjoyed its greatest success during the 1990s. The band is probably most famous for containing Jimi Shields, the brother of Kevin, who fronted the critically acclaimed My Bloody Valentine. The sound of Rollerskate Skinny is similar in style to the aforementioned with swirling, buzzing guitars creating a thick sonic landscape in which luscious pop melodies and noise amalgamate in equal measure.

Founded as "The Hippyshakes" in the 1980s, the band became "Shake" and was characterised by…

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Swing Boat Yawning
Rollerskate Skinny
Warner Bros. Records1995
Swing Boat Yawning
Rollerskate SkinnyWarner Bros. Records1995
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