Pearce, Sheldon. "The Streets: None of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media . Retrieved 14 July 2023. To celebrate the wonderful work of Mike Skinner, this feature by chronologically revisiting five of The Streets’ best songs from over the course of the last 18 years. Ultratop.be – The Streets – Everything Is Borrowed" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

The Streets is an English musical project led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mike Skinner. The project was founded in the early 90s, while Skinner was still a teenager; however, no music would formally eventuate until the early 2000s. In the initial run of The Streets, the project released five studio albums: Original Pirate Material (2002), A Grand Don't Come for Free (2004), The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living (2006), Everything Is Borrowed (2008) and Computers and Blues (2011). The Streets also released a string of successful singles during this time, which reached the Top 40 on the UK Singles chart – including " Has It Come to This?", " Fit but You Know It", " Dry Your Eyes" (the project's only number-one single), " When You Wasn't Famous" and " Prangin' Out". After disbanding The Streets in 2011, Skinner pursued several other musical projects before ultimately reviving the moniker in 2017. A mixtape, None of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive, was released in 2020. The Streets' sixth studio album, The Darker the Shadow the Brighter the Light, was released in September 2023. [1] The Streets Release First New Songs in 6 Years: Listen | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. 22 December 2017. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017 . Retrieved 25 December 2017. The fourth album by genre-bending UK rap act The Streets was the succinct Everything Is Borrowed. Though mixed by UK garage legend Mike Millrain, who had also played a part in the group’s third record, 2006’s The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living, it is almost completely dislocated from their garage roots, featuring as it does the Czech FILMharmonic Orchestra alongside busy British harpist Camilla Pay. While The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living had wrapped up the tale of Mike Skinner’s time in music to date – sometimes in grim detail – it also laid the groundwork for him to expand into broader matters in his inimitable, relatable way. Released on 15 September 2008 in the UK, and following on 7 October in the US, Everything Is Borrowed saw Skinner reflecting upon the maturation of Generation X, and its thematic content is even more relevant now than on first release. Listen to ‘Everything Is Borrowed’ here. Everything Is Borrowed is the fourth studio album by English rapper and producer Mike Skinner, under the music project The Streets. Released in the United Kingdom on 15 September 2008, [1] and in the United States on 7 October 2008, [2] Skinner describes the album as a "peaceful coming to terms album" [3] and as containing "peaceful positive vibes" which stand in stark contrast to the previous album, The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living, [4] which Skinner has described as a "guilt-ridden indulgence". [5]Brodsky, Rachel. "The Streets – "Troubled Waters" ". Stereogum. Stereogum Media . Retrieved 14 July 2023.

Bernard-Banton, Jacob. "How The Streets captured what it really meant to be British". Dazed . Retrieved 14 July 2023. Simon Reynolds (2 June 2008). "The Streets to split after fifth album". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 7 January 2009 . Retrieved 28 February 2013. In a blurb about the album on Skinner's Myspace, he says, "This album started off life as parables but then I realised that it might get a bit cheesy so I got rid of the alien song and the devil song replaced them with more straight up songs. I've pretty much kept my promise that I made to myself not to reference modern life on any of them though which is hard to do and keep things personal at the same time." [ citation needed] 2010–2011: Computers and Blues and Cyberspace and Reds [ edit ] Mike Skinner and Kevin Mark Trail performing live in Sydney, 2011 The Streets – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved 31 May 2013.

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Skinner returned to discuss his own life on The Hardest Way To Make A Living, a project which sees him balance the trials and tribulations that come from being a star with a burgeoning penchant for drugs and women. Burning through his cash like no tomorrow through his record label and sports betting, Skinner was offering a totally unique look at life in the spotlight. Just like his debut album, the music was autobiographical and to hear one of the biggest artists in Britain being so frank about their life was a breath of fresh air. Skinner later followed this up with Everything Is Borrowed, a more emotive project which sees Skinner searching from within after becoming a father and, tragically, losing his own. Original Pirate Material: "The ARIA Report: Issue 639 (Week Commencing 27 May 2002)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p.2. Archived from the original on 27 June 2002 . Retrieved 31 May 2013. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link) The Streets name new album – but reveal their days are numbered", NME, 2 June 2008 , retrieved 5 June 2008 Morgan Nicholls – bass guitar, guitar, percussion, programing piano, synthesizers (2003–2005; 2008) Skinner, Mike (November 2010). "***cyberspace and reds***". Archived from the original on 2 December 2010 . Retrieved 5 February 2011. {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help)

What The Streets taught me: 10 top artists on the artistry of Mike Skinner". Red Bull Music . Retrieved 14 July 2023. Stanislawski, Ethan (28 August 2008), Mike Skinner talks about the legacy of the Streets, Prefix Magazine , retrieved 4 September 2008 On the Flip of a Coin' makes a game stab at allegorical narrative over an easy-rolling R&B strut, while 'The Sherry End''s sharp-suited funk bumps up against a fizzing lyric celebrating the private lingo that exists between friends. Thompson, Paul (5 June 2008), Mike Skinner Names LP, Declares End of the Streets?, Pitchfork Media, archived from the original on 7 June 2008 , retrieved 5 June 2008 Thompson, Paul (29 July 2008), The Streets Announce LP Release Date, Fall Tour, Pitchfork Media, archived from the original on 30 July 2008 , retrieved 29 July 2008Top 40 Albums Chart: Chart #1423 (Monday 30 August 2004)". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013 . Retrieved 31 May 2013. a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 September 2009 . Retrieved 2 February 2011. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link) Strings for Everything Is Borrowed recorded at Air Studios. Various drums and percussion recorded at Soho Recording Studios. Various strings, keys etc. recorded at A Major Studios. All music not recorded elsewhere recorded at the Fat Control Room. Mike Skinner films epic trek through France, London: The Observer, 10 August 2008 , retrieved 27 August 2008 a b c d e f g h "British certifications – Streets". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 28 September 2022. Type Streets in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

Listen to the Streets' New Song "If You Ever Need To Talk I'm Here" | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. 31 January 2018. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018 . Retrieved 1 February 2018. The Fifth And Final Album From The Streets - Computers And Blues". Computers And Blues. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013 . Retrieved 28 February 2013. Thompson, Paul (19 May 2008), Mike Skinner Walking to France for New Streets Video?, Pitchfork Media, archived from the original on 1 August 2008 , retrieved 4 August 2008 But at the right time of life, excess can be fun, and doing fun stuff is life-enhancing. It’s so easy to reflect on one’s own bad days, decide that in the end nothing was gained and urge those younger than you to get into yoga rather than cocaine. Easy, but also boring, unfair, hypocritical and pointless. The Streets' third studio album, The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living, was released on 10 April 2006. In the UK it debuted the album chart at number one. [14] 2008–2009: Everything Is Borrowed [ edit ]

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Michaels, Sean (31 July 2008), "The Streets release new material ... and ruin Reeboks", The Guardian, London , retrieved 4 August 2008 Singles peaks below top 50: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDFed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p.269.