Music
The Skinny magazine music guide. We bring you the latest music highlights, gig reviews and previews, music videos, album reviews and features. Find exclusive interviews with local bands and international stars, bespoke playlists and video premieres.
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Reviews
Musée Mécanique - Hold This Ghost
Taking their name from a curious Californian music-box museum (and conceived in a marginally more prosaic setting, an antique arcade museum), Musée M&... Read more »| 27 Jan 2010 -
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Tom Stephan - Nervous Nitelife
Those with a keen interest in tribal and progressive house will perhaps recognise Tom Stephan's pseudonym, Superchumbo, under which he was a stalwart... Read more »| 27 Jan 2010 -
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Errors - Come Down With Me
Errors' ‘post-electro’ pigeonhole is becoming a little ill-fitting, although the immediacy of Come Down With Me’s starting salvo might init... Read more »| 26 Jan 2010 -
Interviews
Souls of Mischief: In Full Gear
Whether performing as half of the Hieroglyphics collective or striking out on their own, Oakland hip-hop foursome Souls of Mischief are living proof that sometimes you can’t spoil a good thing. But introducing acclaimed producer Prince Paul to the mix pushed them into new territory, explain MCs Tajai and Phesto. Read more »| 26 Jan 2010 -
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Yeasayer - Odd Blood
When Yeasayer hit their groove they're virtually untouchable as a creative force. It's when they get bogged down in that trippy, sludgy quick sand that we sw... Read more »| 26 Jan 2010 -
Interviews
Time to Unwind
From the ashes of Aereogramme, Craig B and Iain Cook return this month as The Unwinding Hours, a sedate, late-night counterpart to their former day job. Read more »| 26 Jan 2010
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These New Puritans - Hidden
Heralded as a masterpiece upon its release in 2005, Liars' Drum's Not Dead often finds itself in a laundry list of esoteric influences for any number of youn... Read more »| 26 Jan 2010 -
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Built to Spill - There Is No Enemy
Built to Spill are an endangered species. Even though 1997’s Perfect from Now On and their powerful influence on America's "Northwest sound" (c... Read more »| 26 Jan 2010 -
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Bass Clef - May The Bridges I Burn Light The Way
As the title suggests, the three year wait for dubstep prodigy Ralph Cumbers – AKA Bass Clef – to serve up his second album has been partly due t... Read more »| 26 Jan 2010 -
Live Music
Xiu Xiu @ Nice 'n' Sleazy, 21 Feb
Experimental art rock gaggle Xiu Xiu will be packing an emotive punch on this forthcoming tour for Dear God, I Hate Myself, if lush album teaser Gray Death i... Read more »| 25 Jan 2010 -
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Japanese Voyeurs - That Love Sound/Blush
Who remembers the 90s? Japanese Voyeurs certainly do, or if they’re not old enough, they’ve been busily swotting up on their big brother’s ... Read more »| 25 Jan 2010 -
Live Music
Vivian Girls @ Captain's Rest, 20 Jan
Vivian Girls are on surprisingly prim form. Sure, there's plenty of scuzz, toms and harmonic reverb-filled vocals, especially during Second Date and an acape... Read more »| 25 Jan 2010 -
Live Music
Imogen Heap @ ABC, 8 Feb
Since hitting her stride with 2005's Speak for Yourself, singer songwriter Imogen Heap has constantly found new and innovative ways to create electronic hype... Read more »| 25 Jan 2010 -
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Gil Scott-Heron - Me and the Devil
If hip-hop is dead, then Gil Scott-Heron made a pact at the crossroads. With Me and the Devil he succeeds in resurrecting the genre’s gaudy corpse and ... Read more »| 22 Jan 2010 -
Live Music
Comanechi @ Captain's Rest, 18 Jan
The Captain's Rest is compact, cosy and always perfect for its frequent louder gigs. This is especially true when they're packed to the gills like this one, ... Read more »| 22 Jan 2010