[11] On return from the United States the band scheduled a number of dates in Germany including Haldern Pop and Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg,[12] and a UK tour in October to coincide with the release of double AA side single, "Forty Pound Wedding" and "Seventeen Summers".

Their debut album Forge & Flagon was released in June 2012 in the UK and Europe[18] January 2013 in the US[2] and July 2013 in Japan.

At the end of August 2012 Dan Gray left and was replaced by Michael Camino who the band had met on the Vans Warped Tour.

This six piece line up toured Britain and Germany in the autumn of 2013 before going into the studio to record the band's second album, Down on Deptford Broadway.

[citation needed] Skinny Lister's second album was recorded at Rockfield Studios in December 2013 and was released on 20 April 2015.

[citation needed] Drummer Dave Neal left to concentrate on another project and suggested his replacement Thom Mills.

[citation needed] On 16 September 2014 it was announced that the band had signed to Xtra Mile Recordings and that the second album would be out in spring 2015.

[citation needed] On 20 November 2015 Skinny Lister released "This Christmas", a collaboration with Xtra Mile Recordings labelmate Beans On Toast with proceeds going to Homelessness charity Shelter.

[citation needed] In March 2016 the band played on Flogging Molly's "Salty Dog" cruise, they also headlined a short tour of the eastern USA supported by Beans On Toast and Will Varley.

[citation needed] In May 2016 the band went into The Silk Mill Studio in Newcastle Under Lyme with producer Tristan Ivemy to record their third album.

On 23 July the band announced via social media and their website that the album was to be called The Devil, the Heart, and the Fight, and would be released on 30 September.

The US tour included support slots with The Bouncing Souls and an appearance at Frank Turner's Lost Evenings III Festival in Boston, as well as headline dates.

In October the band released a Fifth Anniversary Edition of Down on Deptford Broadway on yellow vinyl with download codes for demo versions of the twelve tracks.

In October 2023 Skinny Lister released their sixth album Shanty Punk, preceded by the singles "Down on the Barrier," "Company of the Bar," and "Mantra."

The album was met with positive reviews, with Distorted Sound Magazine giving it an 8/10 and saying it "[embodies] everything we know and love about Skinny Lister.