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Albums Of The Year10 of 2010 (#2): The National – High Violet
From humble beginnings, The National have become one of the most celebrated acts around. And with High Violet, they've taken their art to a new level, as The Skinny found out from Scott Devendorf Read more »| 02 Dec 2010 -
Albums Of The Year10 of 2010 (#3): Caribou – Swim
Canadian Dan Snaith has been making good records for over a decade now, but in 2010 he made a great one. After years of dipping his toes into dance music, fo... Read more »| 02 Dec 2010 -
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10 of 2010 (#4): Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Having had three years to stew on it, it’s fair to say that Neon Bible wasn’t the follow up we were hoping for after Funeral (our album of the ye... Read more »| 02 Dec 2010 -
Albums Of The Year10 of 2010 (#5): The Phantom Band – The Wants
It could have been horribly messy, the second Phantom Band album. After last year’s debut blindsided us, seemingly from nowhere, and everyone in the kn... Read more »| 02 Dec 2010 -
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10 of 2010 (#6): Beach House – Teen Dream
Beach House were fully aware of the majesty of third album Teen Dream as they were preparing it this time last year. “At one point i was more excited ... Read more »| 30 Nov 2010 -
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10 of 2010 (#7): Pantha du Prince – Black Noise
German producer Hendrick Weber’s third album as Pantha du Prince, released in February, saw him continue to hone his quietly cerebral take on melodic, ... Read more »| 30 Nov 2010
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Albums Of The Year
10 of 2010 (#8): LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening
If second album Sound of Silver had the provisional title Oh Vanity, Thy Name Is Sophomore Effort, then what self-deprecating working name could we expect of... Read more »| 30 Nov 2010 -
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10 of 2010 (#9): The Books – The Way Out
July saw the welcome return of New York City duo Nick Zammuto and Paul de Jong, with their fourth album as The Books, and their first since 2005’s wide... Read more »| 30 Nov 2010 -
Albums Of The Year10 of 2010 (#10): Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest
Halcyon Digest is about as descriptive a name as can be imagined for Deerhunter’s fourth album. Singer Bradford Cox further describes it as a response ... Read more »| 29 Nov 2010 -
Opinion
The Thing About John: Geoff Barrow on Carpenter
As John Carpenter prepares The Ward – his first feature-length film in almost a decade, Geoff Barrow explains his hold over Portishead Read more »| 29 Oct 2010 -
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Hero Worship: Alasdair Roberts
The Phantom Band's Rick Anthony lays praise at the door of a national treasure Read more »| 29 Sep 2010 -
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Arab Strap: An Introspection (Just For a Change)
As part of the celebration of their 15 years of existence, influential Glasgow label Chemikal Underground are re-releasing Arab Strap's first two albums. The... Read more »| 30 Aug 2010 -
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A Skinny Take: The imagination of Lady Gaga
If there’s one thing Lady Gaga is good at, it’s generating headlines. The singer, who has become a household name over the course of the las... Read more »| 24 Mar 2010 -
Festivals
St Deluxe at SXSW: Part IV – The Last Day, Way Out West
It's our official showcase tonight at the famous Austin club Antone’s. Big Star were due to be headlining, but due to the sad passing of Alex Chilton i... Read more »| 21 Mar 2010 -
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St Deluxe at SXSW: Part III – The Scots Invade and Jad Fair Approves
We finally got the chance to play a gig and two of them came along at once. First, we played the Dart International Music showcase, who help bands like us g... Read more »| 20 Mar 2010