“Having songs that lift people who are going through tough times is the most important thing…” Watch the video for Skindred’s massive new single You Got This, taken from next year’s album of the same name.
Following 2023’s massive Smile album, Skindred have just announced its follow-up: You Got This.
Due out via Earache Records on April 17, 2026, the now-three-piece – vocalist Benji Webbe, guitarist Mikey Demus and drummer Arya Goggin – tease that this is an ‘all-killer-no-filler’ release, and showcases their ambitions of wanting to take things even further in their career.
“When you start a band, you don’t think for a second that you’re going to headline Wembley,” admits Mikey. “I don’t feel like we made it happen; the audience made it happen by committing to be there and travelling so far to come. When you’re in a band you’re always looking at the next thing and it can be hard to be like, ‘Wow, what’s happening right now is amazing.’ There are still so many people out there who should know us but have never heard of us. So, we’ve got this whole fight ahead of us still.”
Skindred are gearing up for this ‘fight’ with You Got This’ mega title-track, which Benji explains came from an experience he had in the gym, in which he saw a personal trainer tell someone ‘You got this’ after they were struggling.
“I was watching from a distance, and I could see the struggle and the pain, but in that moment, I knew he had got this,” the frontman shares. “It’s such an empowering statement and it applies to so many battles that everybody faces: it could be a recovery from a stroke, or it could be studying for your exams at school. For me, having songs that lift people who are going through tough times is the most important thing. I feel like that's what I'm put on this planet to do.”
Watch the video for You Got This below:
