Playlists
Here at the Skinny, we love splashing new life into our music library. Sharing album premieres, Spotify playlists from some of our favourite artists, and track by track guides to brand new albums - we’ve got stacked playlists to keep your headphones humming.
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PlaylistsListen: Woodenbox premiere new album Foreign Organ
Ahead of its release on 8 June via Glasgow's Olive Grove Records, Americana imbued sextet Woodenbox share an early listen of their latest LP Foreign Organ, e... Read more »| 01 Jun 2015 -
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Under the Influence: Thurston Moore
From the Blitzkrieg Bop of 70s New York to hardcore fury in the Hollywood hills, Sonic Youth's founder humbly presents “the five fucking greatest records in the world!” Read more »| 29 Apr 2015 -
MusicUnder the Influence: Warpaint's Jenny Lee Lindberg
From Aphex to Siouxsie, Warpaint’s bass player goes rummaging through the record bag and tells a potted history of her musical education Read more »| 16 Mar 2015 -
MusicUnder the Influence: Korn's James "Munky" Shaffer
The Korn seven-stringer recalls some of the most potent records in his collection, from West Coast classics to a band of fellow malcontents they're currently on the road with Read more »| 06 Jan 2015 -
PlaylistsYo La Tengo's Hanukkah Playlist
Since 2001, indie veterans Yo La Tengo have hosted an annual series of Hanukkah shows in their home town of Hoboken. Here, frontman Ira Kaplan selects the songs that remind him of his favourite guest performers to light up the Maxwell's stage Read more »| 03 Dec 2014 -
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Under the Influence: Mastodon's Brann Dailor
Heavyweight bills are what Mastodon do best. As the Atlantan monoliths return to our shores with Big Business and Krokodil in tow, drummer Brann Dailor offers a personal tip of the bunnet to ten landmark releases by a few of their most memorable alliances Read more »| 13 Nov 2014
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Motor City Drum Ensemble Playlist: Guest Selector
Ahead of anticipated dates in both Liverpool and Manchester, Danilo Plessow – aka MCDE – steps up with ten LPs that he considers to be "absolute must-haves" Read more »| 04 Nov 2014 -
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The Phantom Band's Halloween Soundtrack
Compelled by Satan as the witching season approaches, The Phantom Band's Rick Anthony presents a Halloween compendium of recommended listening to keep the guisers off yer porch Read more »| 28 Oct 2014 -
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Under the Influence: Helmet's Page Hamilton
A staggering influence on both the nascent North American post-hardcore movement of the early 90s and the wider alternative rock world as we now know it, Helmet's mainstay unearths nine albums that guided his hand Read more »| 23 Oct 2014 -
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Under the Influence: Nick Oliveri
Currently touring with Californian punk veterans BL'AST! while readying a raw new solo LP for release this month, The Uncontrollable retraces the soundtrack to his adolescence Read more »| 12 Sep 2014 -
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Cloud Sounds #17: with Buzz Osborne, Liars, Black Pus, Rose Windows and more
Our Music team's weekly playlist also showcases new tracks from Slugabed, remixing a Goldie classic; metal / rap fusion from Matmos side-project The Soft Pink Truth; esoteric electronica from Nathan Fake, Fis and Slugabed, and much more Read more »| 16 May 2014 -
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Cloud Sounds #16: with Shabazz Palaces, Iggy Pop, Nick Cave and Thurston Moore, Jon Hopkins and more
Our Music team's weekly playlist also showcases new tracks from Liars, Brainfeeder signing Taylor McFerrin, Anticon songbird Baths, Mogwai remixing Yann Tiersen, Guided By Voices, Trans Am, Earl Sweatshirt and more Read more »| 08 May 2014 -
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Listen: Old Dope, a new mixtape from Yoni Wolf of Why?
Veteran rapper, producer and songwriter Yoni Wolf is a mainstay of Oakland's Anticon label. This week he has released a new mixtape, showcasing some classic rap tracks from his back catalogue, featuring a track by cLOUDDEAD and a Boards of Canada remix Read more »| 08 May 2014 -
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Cloud Sounds #15: with Fat White Family, Tuff Love, Baths and more
Our Music team's weekly playlist also showcases new tracks from Hüsker Dü / Sugar front-man Bob Mould, Dundee post-hardcore mob Fat Goth, Anticon beatsmith Alias, and a track from the late, great footwork pioneer DJ Rashad, who passed away last week Read more »| 01 May 2014 -
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Cloud Sounds #14: with Mastodon, CHVRCHES, Mr Scruff and more
Our Music team's weekly playlist also features new tracks from Odd Future mavericks Trash Talk; Sub Pop indie heroes Constantines; Tri-Angle grime producer SD Laika; post-metal pioneers ISIS; and Bristol dubstep don Joker Read more »| 29 Apr 2014