Skinny Lister/Will Varley/The Outside Voices

With 2014's Down on Deptford Broadway, the British folk punk group Skinny Lister really honed its songwriting skills. Album opener "Raise a Wreck" features fervent call-and-response vocals and the tender "Bonny Away" allows Thomas to show off her supple voice. "Trouble on Oxford Street," a song about a real brawl that involved Heptinstall and a gang of punks, sounds like vintage Clash. Not just another pub rock band, the group takes another step toward transcending the genre with its latest release, 2016's The Devil, the Heart and the Fight. The current tour comes in the wake of a the release of an extended version of the album the includes bonus cuts and alternate tracks. (Jeff Niesel)