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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InterviewsThe Twilight Sad: “We never want to remake the same record just because it’s pleased some people”
Having lost a member but survived the fall-out, The Twilight Sad have come out fighting with a stripped back, propulsive third album. In celebration we caught up with them for a chat, a victory pint and a ploughman’s Read more »| 05 Jan 2012 -
InterviewsDiscopolis: Into the Rainbow Vein
Having started life as a Bloc Party tribute act a few short years ago, Edinburgh's Discopolis have since morphed into a band that the world can embrace. The Skinny joins them on tour in Malta Read more »| 05 Jan 2012 -
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Cymbals Eat Guitars: Get to the Chorus
Staten Island's Cymbals Eat Guitars say this will be the year they kick it up a notch Read more »| 04 Jan 2012 -
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Primal Scream: “It makes you cool with the children, when you're on X Factor"
Andrew Innes talks to The Skinny about Hogmanay in Edinburgh, tension in the studio, and gives a blow by blow account of their forthcoming LP (warning, the last one's a lie) Read more »| 07 Dec 2011 -
InterviewsAlbums of the Year (#9): M83 – Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
M83's sixth album is the magnificent soundtrack to Anthony Gonzalez's childhood dreams Read more »| 01 Dec 2011 -
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Machine Head: "We feel like a new band in this line-up”
As Machine Head mark their 20th anniversary, Dave McClain talks fresh starts, critical missteps and diabolical cocktails Read more »| 29 Nov 2011
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Dead Boy Robotics: Tales of the Future
Edinburgh trio Dead Boy Robotics count Blade Runner as a pivotal influence, enjoy a bit of Xbox Live and have written a funk ode to the Jaffa Cake. A band with these credentials should be celebrated – we have a word as their debut finally touches down Read more »| 28 Nov 2011 -
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Sunn O)))'s Stephen O'Malley: "Metal can be absurd and also really profound"
The man who accidentally leaked our January 2011 cover on his blog in the middle of last December brings The Skinny’s year (and his band’s catalogue) full circle. Enter Stephen O’Malley of progressive monoliths Sunn O))) Read more »| 28 Nov 2011 -
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Ugly Duckling: Still Rocking The Gold Chain
Long Beach, CA legends Ugly Duckling are back with a new album that recaptures the energy and passion of hip-hop's golden era Read more »| 08 Nov 2011 -
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Josh T Pearson: The Pariah Returns
Josh T. Pearson was piquing people's interest long before he was the architect of one of the year's finest albums. The Skinny finds the man behind the myth Read more »| 04 Nov 2011 -
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Bwani Junction: “Everyone wants to think that their music is so fucking original...”
With their bastardised name, ‘playful’ artwork and fresh Afro-Caribbean sounds, Edinburgh quartet Bwani Junction have been brightening up the musical underbelly of Auld Reekie and beyond for some time. With their debut album now on the horizon, the time felt right to take stock of their story Read more »| 03 Nov 2011 -
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20 Years of Sleaze
Raising a glass to the health of a Scottish institution, this month we join a few famous patrons in celebrating two colourful decades of Nice'n'Sleazy Read more »| 01 Nov 2011 -
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Fruit Tree Foundation: A New Branch
After the success of last year's First Edition, Rod Jones is branching out with his Fruit Tree Foundation to give some young saplings a fighting chance in the murky musical undergrowth Read more »| 01 Nov 2011 -
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The Fall's Mark E. Smith: "It gets a bit weird at times, to be honest..."
Working in isolation from his band and rallying against 'laptop ignorance' on The Fall's 29th album, Mark E. Smith explains the idiosyncrasies that keep him sharp Read more »| 01 Nov 2011 -
InterviewsA Little Night Music: Tindersticks and Claire Denis
Tindersticks’ performance of their soundtracks for French filmmaker Claire Denis at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall, along with footage from the accompanying films, will be an atmospheric blend of cinema and music as live performance. Read more »| 12 Oct 2011