Arts & Entertainment
The latest arts and entertainment highlights, previews, reviews, music and film features and opinion pieces from The Skinny writers.
-
MusicUnknown Mortal Orchestra – Sex & Food
Unknown Mortal Orchestra return with a smorgasbord of an album: one to be indulged, and one to be savoured Read more »| 03 Apr 2018 -
TheatreThe Month in Scottish Theatre: April 2018
If you thought March was busy, then April will take your breath away. Here’s a quick guide to just some of the shows on offer this month, featuring the ‘F’ word Read more »| 03 Apr 2018 -
ClubsProject Pablo tells us why less is more on his new record
We talk stripped-back production, collaborative projects, and Canada's thriving dance music scene with Montreal-based producer Project Pablo ahead of his forthcoming EP There's Always More At The Store Read more »| 03 Apr 2018 -
FilmCustody
An astonishingly tense drama from first time director Xavier Legrand following an acrimonious custody battle with a young boy caught in the middle between his dysfunctional parents Read more »| 03 Apr 2018 -
Books
The Overstory by Richard Powers
Richard Powers' novel of interconnected stories about trees and people something gets lost in the largesse of his ambition. Read more »| 03 Apr 2018 -
Music
Goat Girl – Goat Girl
Goat Girl's eponymous debut celebrates the fucked up side of London to great effect Read more »| 02 Apr 2018
-
Music
Tom Misch – Geography
Multi-instrumentalist and loop machine aficionado Tom Misch makes funky, jazz-influenced music which, unfortunately, veers too far into the world of cheesy pop on his debut Read more »| 02 Apr 2018 -
Music
Cosmo Sheldrake – The Much Much How How and I
Cosmo Sheldrake's debut album, with its many hidden corners, is worth taking several trips into Read more »| 02 Apr 2018 -
Music
Manic Street Preachers – Resistance is Futile
This thirteenth album from the Welsh trio is mainstream Manics, but don't make the mistake of thinking it's not vital in approach. Read more »| 02 Apr 2018 -
Music
Mastersystem – Dance Music
Members of Frightened Rabbit, Editors and Minor Victories come together as Mastersystem, with the results reminiscent of your favourite early 90s alt-rock bands Read more »| 02 Apr 2018 -
Music
Makeness – Loud Patterns
Makeness' Loud Patterns is an accomplished debut sitting comfortably on the shelf alongside Caribou and Gold Panda Read more »| 02 Apr 2018 -
Music
Project Pablo – There's Always More at the Store
There's Always More at the Store is further evidence of an artist with a desire to experiment with different sounds and work outside his comfort zone Read more »| 02 Apr 2018 -
Theatre
Little Light: The Scottish-Jordanian Puppet Show
The Skinny chats to Symon MacIntyre from Vision Mechanics and Razan Mbaideen from Haya Cultural Centre, Amman about their first collaboration, a new children’s show called Little Light, now touring across Scotland Read more »| 02 Apr 2018 -
Music
Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner on The Louder I Call, the Faster it Runs
We catch up with Jenn Wasner, one half of Wye Oak, to talk about their latest record, The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs, bad band names and finding joy in music Read more »| 02 Apr 2018 -
Music
Firestations – The Year Dot
Despite there being plenty of nice catchy melodies, Firestations' sophomore effort is wishy-washy and really hard to stay engaged with Read more »| 02 Apr 2018