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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InterviewsBDY_PRTS on their debut album
With their debut album, Fly Invisible Hero, set for release this month, we speak to BDY_PRTS about their writing process, pop sensibilities, friendship and, surprisingly, llamas... Read more »| 15 Nov 2017 -
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Jonnie Common on his Drawn to Light project
Jonnie Common's been so busy lately he wrote a song about it – we catch up with him at Glasgow's Hug & Pint to talk about his recent appearance on the Beeb and making music out of museums Read more »| 10 Nov 2017 -
InterviewsBattle Rap: Scotland's Bubbling Underground Scene
New films from Eminem and the BBC suggest battle rap is back in a big way – we investigate Scotland's bubbling underground scene Read more »| 06 Nov 2017 -
InterviewsSpinning Coin on Permo and the Glasgow music scene
As their exhilarating debut record finally becomes reality, Glasgow’s Spinning Coin talk origins, politics and their own unique place in the city’s musical history Read more »| 03 Nov 2017 -
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Thundercat on Drunk & finding humour in tension
Ahead of a run of shows in the UK, we speak to Stephen Bruner, aka Thundercat, about the instinctual inception of his acclaimed third album Drunk, and finding humour in racial tension Read more »| 02 Nov 2017 -
InterviewsRun The Jewels on people, politics and powerful moments
With their third album soundtracking the highs and lows of 2017, we talk to hip-hop’s greatest tag team, Killer Mike and El-P – Run The Jewels Read more »| 31 Oct 2017
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Karine Polwart on A Pocket of Wind Resistance
We speak to singer-songwriter Karine Polwart about her new album A Pocket of Wind Resistance, the companion to her Edinburgh Festival show, Wind Resistance Read more »| 31 Oct 2017 -
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James Holden on The Animal Spirits and Le Guess Who?
We talk to James Holden about his new band The Animal Spirits' upcoming Moroccan Gnawa-inspired album of the same name, and his guest curation for 2017's Le Guess Who? festival in Utrecht Read more »| 30 Oct 2017 -
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Rising From the Ashes: Ibeyi interview
French-Cuban sister duo Ibeyi tell us about taking on the world with new album Ash, and the importance of sharing their stories as women of colour Read more »| 24 Oct 2017 -
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Robbie Thomson on XFRMR
We talk to Glasgow's Robbie Thomson about his ambitious Tesla coil-fuelled XFRMR ahead of its appearance at this year's Sonica festival Read more »| 13 Oct 2017 -
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Catholic Action on debut album In Memory Of
We speak to Catholic Action frontman Chris McCrory about recording the Glasgow band's debut album, In Memory Of Read more »| 12 Oct 2017 -
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Julien Baker on Turn Out the Lights
Two years after a searing self-examination on her debut, Sprained Ankle, Julien Baker looks outwards on its follow-up Read more »| 11 Oct 2017 -
InterviewsWatch the Tapes: Cassette Store Day 2017 preview
We look ahead to Cassette Store Day 2017 and ask if the cassette format is really making a comeback, and if so, why? Read more »| 06 Oct 2017 -
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Ghostpoet on Dark Days + Canapés
We speak to Obaro Ejimiwe, aka Ghostpoet, about his latest record Dark Days + Canapés Read more »| 06 Oct 2017 -
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Collective Power: Downtown Boys interviewed
Downtown Boys' Joey DeFrancesco and Victoria Ruiz give us a mid-tour report on pushing punk boundaries, funnelling political frustrations, and fighting the powers that be Read more »| 05 Oct 2017