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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InterviewsDrifting Up: Jon Hopkins interviewed
Master producer Jon Hopkins talks pot, instant snacks, and why David Lynch's coffee isn't all it's cracked up to be Read more »| 29 Apr 2014 -
InterviewsBrain Box: John Schmersal goes pop with Vertical Scratchers
With Brainiac and Enon, John Schmersal embodied outside-the-box thinking. Kinks-inspired duo Vertical Scratchers squeeze back in Read more »| 29 Apr 2014 -
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Love Buzz: Brody Dalle on balancing motherhood with recording her solo debut
With her first solo release Diploid Love set to confirm her as an increasingly accomplished songwriter, Brody Dalle explains why the dual demands of family and music are a problem she's happy to have Read more »| 28 Apr 2014 -
InterviewsFirst Person: Ten Years of Sounds from the Other City
Organiser Mark Carlin reflects on a decade of Salford's Sounds from the Other City festival, which brings together local promoters and fierce DIY principles and celebrates its 10th anniversary this year Read more »| 23 Apr 2014 -
InterviewsThis Could Be The Last Time: The Twilight Sad in the Studio
James Graham from The Twilight Sad tells us why he wrote the band’s fourth album as if it could be their last, looks back on ten years of touring, and the imminent reissue of their classic debut, Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters Read more »| 15 Apr 2014 -
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Breaking The Static: We Came Out Like Tigers Interviewed
Fiercely political and steadfast in their refusal to stand still, Liverpool's We Came Out Like Tigers are an antidote for the times Read more »| 11 Apr 2014
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Raw Power: The Amazing Snakeheads on Amphetamine Ballads
Glasgow's The Amazing Snakeheads like to play no-frills rock and roll hard and fast, but insist they're not as intense as their stage persona suggests. We meet in a bar to talk about James Brown, finding a label and sharing a stout with Martha Reeves Read more »| 09 Apr 2014 -
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Quiet Revolution: Slint's David Pajo and Brian McMahan revisit Spiderland
As Touch & Go prepare to release a remastered and expanded version of Slint's seminal 1991 album Spiderland, we speak to the band's David Pajo and Brian McMahan about their early career, the worth of nostalgia, and Louisville's special brand of craziness Read more »| 03 Apr 2014 -
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Future Shock: EMA Interviewed
With The Future’s Void set to expand her reputation and fan base, Erika M Anderson (aka EMA) talks to The Skinny about second album nerves and why artistic, rather than commercial, success is what drives her Read more »| 02 Apr 2014 -
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My Degeneration: Cloud Nothings' Dylan Baldi spills on Here and Nowhere Else
Cleveland trio Cloud Nothings are back to save angsty post-adolescents everywhere. Whisper it, but mainman Dylan Baldi might even be enjoying himself Read more »| 31 Mar 2014 -
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Under the Influence: Doves' Jimi Goodwin
As Doves frontman Jimi Goodwin prepares to strike out on his own with Odulek, the noted dub disciple preaches on ten treasured riddims Read more »| 24 Mar 2014 -
InterviewsHex Education Half-Hour: Ninetails Interviewed
While engaged in the fruitless pursuit of re-finding the euphoria of the first hit, Liverpool trio Ninetails have concocted something truly special Read more »| 13 Mar 2014 -
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A Classic Obsession: The War on Drugs' Adam Granduciel gets Lost in the Dream
As his War on Drugs prepares to unleash album number three, Adam Granduciel talks of his time-honoured admirations and the forces that compel him to make music Read more »| 07 Mar 2014 -
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Two’s Company: Owls' Tim Kinsella talks careers and comebacks
Thirteen years after their debut, Chicago experimentalists Owls return to the fray with a long-awaited follow-up. Tim Kinsella dissects the weight of expectation Read more »| 07 Mar 2014 -
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Howling at the Moon: Future Islands' Samuel T. Herring navigates breakups and bruising tour schedules on Singles
The Baltimore trio return with an improbable synthpop masterpiece to revive a spiritless generation Read more »| 05 Mar 2014