Skinny Living are a three-piece English indie soul band from

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, West Yorkshire. The band is made up of a blend of vocalists, songwriters and musicians; namely Ryan Johnston (vocals), Will Booth (guitar), and Danny Hepworth (guitar). The name Skinny Living describes the financial reality and lifestyle of the working class – hard graft on a low income with a lust for life, passion for family and an optimistic attitude about the future. The band signed to

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in 2017, and then to

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in 2019. That same year saw them have their tracks featured on the likes of ''Clash'' Magazine, play over 250 shows, as well as being selected to headline

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. In 2020 they were going to be touring with

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, as well as headlining their own shows in

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and

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. With over 60 million streams worldwide, Skinny Living had a brief hiatus in 2020, when they signed to Parlophone and released a side project in the form of an EP called "Textures" under the alias 'New Familiar'.

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