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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FilmWatch eerie first trailer for The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell star in the latest from Yórgos Lánthimos, the director of Dogtooth and The Lobster Read more »| 16 Aug 2017 -
MusicDent May – Across the Multiverse
Dent May's latest record since moving to LA is honest and raw Read more »| 16 Aug 2017 -
MusicMALKA – Falling (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video for Falling by Scottish alt-pop singer-songwriter MALKA Read more »| 16 Aug 2017 -
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Kommode – Analog Dance Music
Kings of Convenience singer Eirik Glambek Bøe enters a perpetual Norwegian summer as Kommode, delivering a complacent debut which rewards and bites Read more »| 16 Aug 2017 -
Music
Blondes – Warmth
Blondes have their focus firmly on the dancefloor with Warmth, transposing their other-worldly style for the hot-stepping techno fans out there Read more »| 16 Aug 2017 -
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Everything Everything – A Fever Dream
A Fever Dream is perhaps Everything Everything’s most pointedly political album to date Read more »| 15 Aug 2017
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Books
Women in Translation: The best of 2017
August is Women in Translation month, bringing attention to an underrepresented section of literature; here's q tip of the hat to the translators bringing this work to us & one writer's personal pick of titles for 2017, both published & in the pipeline Read more »| 15 Aug 2017 -
MusicNeon Waltz – Strange Hymns
The long-awaited debut from Neon Waltz is a solid collection that should see their star continue to rise Read more »| 15 Aug 2017 -
MusicLambchop @ Gorilla, Manchester, 11 Aug
Kurt Wagner's Lambchop impress tonight as they work through their ambitious new album, FLOTUS, reinventing older material along the way Read more »| 15 Aug 2017 -
Music
John Murry – A Short History of Decay
A Short History of Decay quietly takes its place at the top table of Americana. Read more »| 15 Aug 2017 -
Clubs
elrow announce Edinburgh Halloween Haunted House
The global clubbing carnival presents its debut Edinburgh show this October Read more »| 15 Aug 2017 -
Music
Grizzly Bear – Painted Ruins
With Painted Ruins, Grizzly Bear continue to show that use of every crayon in the box can create a true masterpiece Read more »| 15 Aug 2017 -
Music
Scottish Music Highlights: 15-21 Aug
This week has everything from French pop to Spanish indie and Japanese rock, with a healthy smattering of local talent along the way including Iklan, Modern Studies and Optimo Read more »| 15 Aug 2017 -
Music
Liars' Angus Andrew goes solo: "It's a break-up album"
We speak to Angus Andrew about break-ups and idyllic nature ahead of the release of TFCF, his first solo record as Liars Read more »| 14 Aug 2017 -
Music
Ghostpoet – Dark Days & Canapés
The latest album from Ghostpoet, Dark Days & Canapés is an expertly crafted assault on the fallacy that ignorance is bliss Read more »| 14 Aug 2017