Interviews
The Skinny discusses new releases and record choices with prominent artists and producers; covering everything from albums and songs to influences and matters of the heart.
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InterviewsPyramid Songs: Efterklang bring their elegant new LP to The Usher Hall
From a frozen ghost town in the Arctic to the stage of Sydney Opera House, Efterklang’s Rasmus Stolberg maps out their fourth album’s journey Read more »| 04 Oct 2012 -
InterviewsAnything Goes: Duff McKagan talks Loaded, GN'R's legacy and living in the present
As he looks forward to Loaded's part in Alice Cooper's Night of Fear in Edinburgh this month, founding Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan discusses new project Walking Papers, the future of Velvet Revolver and the legacy of his old band Read more »| 04 Oct 2012 -
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Gallows: "It's time for us to come back and come back hard"
Following the release of their ferociously uncompromising self-titled album last month, Gallows' Laurent "Lags" Barnard and Wade MacNeil talk us through the band's new global outlook, the birth of Venn Records, and the future of Gallows 2.0. Read more »| 04 Oct 2012 -
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Grizzly Bear's Daniel Rossen talks Shields' tricky genesis
Rossen explains why a desert retreat, self-imposed pressure, and scrapping an album's worth of material turned in to blessings in disguise for the Brooklyn quartet Read more »| 03 Oct 2012 -
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Bat For Lashes' Natasha Khan talks new LP The Haunted Man
Bat for Lashes' third album sees Natasha Khan laying bare her voice, her soul and her body – she tells us how The Haunted Man expresses her new-found joy in life Read more »| 03 Oct 2012 -
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Hidden Orchestra: In Plain Sight
Joe Acheson talks to The Skinny about Hidden Orchestra's beautiful new album Archipelago, and the highlights of the Scottish urban music scene today Read more »| 02 Oct 2012
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InterviewsFirst Listen: PAWS reveal debut album Cokefloat!
Glasgow-based trio PAWS have brought a heartening buzz to national radio with their sweet brand of raw and poppy garage rock. They offer The Skinny first listen to their debut album and chat about its inception over a few sugary treats Read more »| 01 Oct 2012 -
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The Gaslamp Killer: Neo-Beatnik Shaman
The Gaslamp Killer wants to “lead the youth” to enlightenment. He explains how his epic, psychedelic debut album Breakthrough heralds the dawn of a new Beatnik era Read more »| 17 Sep 2012 -
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Waxing Lyrical: WHY?'s Yoni Wolf on his favourite couplets
As a man who appreciates the form more than most, we asked Yoni Wolf to compile some of his favourite lyrical verses. "Feel free to edit the fuck out of this," he said. We never touched a thing... Read more »| 12 Sep 2012 -
InterviewsMumps, Rhymes, and Life: WHY?'s Yoni Wolf in interview
After a few years out of the spotlight, WHY?'s Yoni Wolf steps inside the confessional booth, sort of Read more »| 11 Sep 2012 -
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Introducing CHVRCHES: "We’re very aware of what we have to do"
As the hype machine attempts to propel them skywards, CHVRCHES explain why their feet remain clamped firmly to the ground Read more »| 11 Sep 2012 -
InterviewsBattery Face: Playing By Their Own Rules
Originally hailing from the northeast, Battery Face don't take themselves too seriously – instead they just want to play their own kind of "loud party rock" and make girls dance. But there's still a hard edge to this resolutely self-sufficient power trio Read more »| 10 Sep 2012 -
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Amanda Palmer: Getting A Kickstart
With the help of her enthusiastic fanbase, Amanda Palmer has already made a splash this year. Ahead of the release of her new album, Theatre Is Evil, she spoke to The Skinny about crowd-funding, house parties and her new-found invincibility Read more »| 06 Sep 2012 -
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Great xxpectations: Jamie xx talks Coexist and the future of electronic music
Ahead of The xx's feverishly-anticipated follow-up to xx, Jamie xx talks to The Skinny about his production, the future of electronic music, and how the band continue to coexist Read more »| 04 Sep 2012 -
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The Good Ship Yeasayer
As Brooklyn's Yeasayer look forward to their cruise ship bow, Ira Wolf Tuton takes a walk down memory lane Read more »| 03 Sep 2012