Opinion
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Opinion'Keep It': The Reading Rooms under threat
The Reading Rooms is under threat after being subjected to a sustained campaign of unwanted police pressure. Now the influential Dundee venue is urging punters to take a stand Read more »| 21 Dec 2018 -
OpinionPrimavera Sound's diverse 2019 line-up shames most UK festivals
With Primavera Sound's recently announced 2019 line-up, The New Normal is here, and it's time for the UK – and indie rock dudes – to catch up Read more »| 07 Dec 2018 -
Albums Of The YearThe Skinny's Top 50 Albums of 2018
After another barnstorming year for new music, our dedicated music team have selected their favourite 50 albums of the year Read more »| 05 Dec 2018 -
Albums Of The Year
Albums of 2018 (#1): Young Fathers – Cocoa Sugar
With Cocoa Sugar, Young Fathers have made a record that’s restless and messy, elliptical and enlightening; a record about life, and how if you stand still you’ll miss it Read more »| 29 Nov 2018 -
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Albums of 2018 (#2): Parquet Courts – Wide Awake!
As Parquet Courts slip in and out of styles on Wide Awake!, what has resulted is an urgent work about letting yourself go amidst a storm of terribleness Read more »| 29 Nov 2018 -
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Fatherson top The Skinny Scottish Album of 2018 vote
The Kilmarnock trio topped our readers' poll to find your favourite Scottish album of the past twelve months Read more »| 29 Nov 2018
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Albums Of The Year
Albums of 2018 (#3): Mitski – Be the Cowboy
Mitski channels sadness into euphoria in a way few others can, and the songs on Be the Cowboy will have you dancing through the pain Read more »| 28 Nov 2018 -
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Albums of 2018 (#4): IDLES – Joy as an Act of Resistance
The combination of intelligent structuring, punchy songwriting and unifying messaging make IDLES' sophomore album one of 2018's best Read more »| 28 Nov 2018 -
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Albums of 2018 (#5): Robyn – Honey
Robyn's eighth album, and her first in as many years, can capture a single heartbeat – one breathless second – and spin it into perfect, complex pop treasure Read more »| 28 Nov 2018 -
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Albums of 2018 (#6): Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert – Here Lies the Body
Aidan Moffat and RM Hubbert's debut collaborative album, Here Lies the Body is the tale of two protagonists whose stories snake through passion, deception, grief and maternal abandonment Read more »| 27 Nov 2018 -
Albums Of The YearAlbums of 2018 (#7): Janelle Monáe – Dirty Computer
Janelle Monáe’s third album is protest music hidden beneath the guise of a party record but, more importantly, it's a celebration of Monáe herself – her sexuality, her femininity, her identity Read more »| 27 Nov 2018 -
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Albums of 2018 (#8): Courtney Barnett – Tell Me How You Really Feel
Courtney Barnett's Tell Me How You Really Feel was a bold return to form from the Australian artist, showing no signs of difficult second album syndrome Read more »| 27 Nov 2018 -
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Albums of 2018 (#9): Car Seat Headrest – Twin Fantasy
The production quality of Car Seat Headrest's rerecorded version of 2011's Twin Fantasy adds to the clarity of the overall music, while its concerns and revelations are as complex and timeless as ever Read more »| 26 Nov 2018 -
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Albums of 2018 (#10): Nils Frahm – All Melody
Nils Frahm's seventh studio album, All Melody, may be his masterwork, at once a beautiful mood piece and a collection of danceable barnstormers Read more »| 26 Nov 2018 -
Opinion
An Aidan Moffat Christmas
From indisputable classics to racy novelties, from pure soul filth to new wave disco, Aidan Moffat tells us about his favourite Christmas songs and why he loves the season so much Read more »| 26 Nov 2018