James Skelly

We're very proud to announce a date for THE CORAL'S lead vocalist JAMES SKELLY with his band THE INTENDERS on their debut headline tour in June.

James Skelly & The Intenders have announced details of the release of their debut album. Love Undercover will be released through Skeleton Key Records on Monday June 3rd 2013.

The 11-track self-produced album was recorded in the autumn of 2012 at Parr St studios in Liverpool. Available digitally and on CD, the tracklisting is as follows:

Youve Got It AllDo It AgainHere For YouSacrificeSearching For The SunYou And ISet You FreeTurn AwayWhat A DayIm A ManDarkest Days

Do It Again is currently available as a free download via their own website www.jamesskellyandtheintenders.com

Following the release of the last Coral album, 2010s Butterfly House, Skelly retreated to their Wirral rehearsal studios with a revolving cast of characters including fellow Coral cohorts and members of the Sundowners and Tramp Attack to begin work on the record that would become Love Undercover.

Recorded quickly, often in one or two live takes, the 11 short, sharp and instant pop songs of Love Undercover show a more direct and immediate approach. The Coral stuff was all a bit more abstract I guess, says Skelly. These songs are really direct, straight to the point.

Very much a band effort, Love Undercover isnt merely an aside to his previous day job. The name is about letting people know its not just me and an acoustic guitar, Skelly says. I had the songs, but it became a proper group thing very quickly with everyone involved having a big input. Its that Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers idea.