Arts & Entertainment
The latest arts and entertainment highlights, previews, reviews, music and film features and opinion pieces from The Skinny writers.
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MusicMourn – Ha, Ha, He.
There are moments on Ha, Ha, He. – the youthful Catalonian quartet’s sophomore LP – when there’s a distinct impression of listen... Read more »| 26 May 2016 -
Music
Tegan and Sara – Love You To Death
The identical Quins have always been a fearlessly progressive duo, developing their style with each new release. Love You To Death continues their advance aw... Read more »| 26 May 2016 -
Music
Fatherson – Open Book
Have we found a cure for second album syndrome yet? I Am An Island established these Kilmarnock lads as a competent indie outfit – not trailblazers, no... Read more »| 26 May 2016 -
MusicPsychic Ills – Inner Journey Out
For all that somebody has forgotten to affix the warning 'This is NOT a Spiritualized record' to the album’s artwork – the Farfissa organ, the go... Read more »| 25 May 2016 -
Music
Robert Coyne & Jaki Liebezeit – I Still Have This Dream
The third collaboration between alt-folk doyen Coyne and the revered Can percussionist is deliberately gentle and low key, each acoustic trail leafy, every d... Read more »| 25 May 2016 -
MusicPeter Bjorn and John – Breakin' Point
Returning for seventh studio album Breakin' Point, Peter Bjorn and John unveil a gaudy collage of pop music platitudes. You'll remember that the group found ... Read more »| 25 May 2016
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Music
Amber Arcades – Fading Lines
Dutch musician Annelotte de Graaf releases her debut album as Amber Arcades. And it is dreamy. Pinch yourself before faded, silky hooks and sun-bleached... Read more »| 25 May 2016 -
Music
Peter J Smyth – Black Smoke
Taking a break from the deafeningly loud space rock of sonic explorers Mugstar, Peter Smyth goes it alone. With that band having gifted us the fearsome Magne... Read more »| 25 May 2016 -
MusicDinosaur Jr announce new album, UK dates
The veteran trio unveiled new track Tiny in a world exclusive performance on Later... with Jools Holland Indie rock pioneers Dinosaur Jr return with their 1... Read more »| 24 May 2016 -
Film
The Last Command
Emil Jannings stars in Josef von Sternberg's melodramatic character study Read more »| 24 May 2016 -
Music
Papier Tigre – The Screw
Riveting Nantes trio Papier Tigre have been pedaling their post-hardcore chops for ten years now, and from Fugazi to Faraquet, their fourth album feeds on th... Read more »| 24 May 2016 -
Film
The Firm
Alan Clarke's study of tribal violence starring a rarely better Gary Oldman Read more »| 24 May 2016 -
Clubs
Guest Selector: Luke Vibert
We go poking around the versatile producer's record collection to discover exactly where that versatility stems from Read more »| 24 May 2016 -
Film
Victoria
Sebastian Schipper's stunning single shot Berlin odyssey comes to Blu-ray and DVD Read more »| 24 May 2016 -
Music
The Kills – Ash & Ice
Five years can be an eternity when it comes to what we feed into our ears; that which sounded daring and inventive quickly grows passé when vogue star... Read more »| 24 May 2016