SKINT & DEMORALISED is a fusion of spoken word performance poetry and Northern Soul-inspired grooves that stems from a musical collaboration between 20-year-old Wakefield wordsmith Matt Abbott and mysterious Sheffield songwriter/producer MiNI dOG.

The pair started writing together in May 2007, and by November they'd been played by Steve Lamacq on BBC Radio 1. Their demos were made available for free download, and in March 2008 they'd clocked-up just short of 10,000 when they signed a deal with Mercury Records.

June 2008 saw them fly to New York City to record with Amy Winehouse's studio session band and legendary soul outfit The Dap-Kings at The Daptone Studios in Brooklyn. Recording finished at RAK Studios in London for their debut album 'Love, And Other Catastrophes'.

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photograph © Zoei Photography 2008