Tony Skinner's Lad / Blue Light on a Red Brick Wall

Last year Robb Johnson's cheery tribute to veteran MP Dennis Skinner, Tony Skinner's Lad, topped the download chart for a week, staying above Kylie Minogue and the new Bruce Springsteen single too. The song has Dennis Skinner's approval, and its success gathered national media interest. B side Red Light on a Red Brick Wall is a moody northern noir, that ought to be the soundtrack for a film starring Maxine Peake that no-one's yet thought of making. . Robb is backed by John Forrester on double bass, Arvin Johnson on drums and the sublime Fae Simon on vocals.