Arts & Entertainment

The fifth album from the Montreal chamber rock collective is a beguiling mass of dialled-down post-rock, classical figures and exploratory soundscapes. Led b... Read more »

'The TVs and magazines keep them kinda hopeful that one day, in some way, they’ll get a lucky break, in the meantime that plant food provides a cheap e... Read more »

Accomplished, you'd expect, but switched on and inspired? Neither is a given for a band fast approaching its fourth decade. In keeping with the blackened, ra... Read more »

“Thanks for coming out on a Monday night.” Singer/drummer Daniel Spencer smiles bashfully, staring at his fingers before counting the band in. Su... Read more »

A case of the curious support. It’s not that power pop five-piece Schnarff Schnarff or the robust, angst-rock flavours of United Fruit are unwelcome; t... Read more »

With its low ceilings and tight walls, tonight’s host seems tailor-made for such nights. The Hug & Pint might be new, but it carries off the late 8... Read more »

Ellie Rowsell, when she spoke to The Skinny back in March, was about to step on stage at the O2 Arena, but her greater concern was not that Alt-J support slo... Read more »

The enduring popularity of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan character stems from a desire to reject the painful necessity of growing up, to retain innocence in the face of responsibility and compromise Read more »

Joanna Newsom’s last album, Have One On Me was a three-disc, 18-track, two-hour odyssey. Album number four is perhaps more modest in scale – ... Read more »