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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PlaylistsGuest Selector: Seani B
The BBC Radio 1Xtra presenter gives us the lowdown on his favourite tracks, in advance of his Roots, Rock, Reggae showcase at this year's Liverpool International Music Festival Read more »| 19 Jul 2016 -
PlaylistsKindness on Missy Elliott and Jay Sean
Before Kindness – aka producer, musician and collaborator extraordinaire Adam Bainbridge – returns to the UK for a string of DJ dates, he hits shuffle on his arsenal and talks us through the first ten tracks, Missy Elliott trilogy and all. Read more »| 03 Jun 2016 -
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Guest Selector: François K
DJ, producer, engineer and all-round studio wizard François Kevorkian offers a tantalising glimpse into his innermost musical joys. Read more »| 02 Jun 2016 -
PlaylistsTYCI's Hidden Door playlist
The TYCI collective pick out some of their favourite tunes, ahead of their night at Edinburgh's Hidden Door festival next week Read more »| 26 May 2016 -
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Recloose's Detroit favourites: Guest Selector
Recloose – Detroit native Matt Chicoine – uncovers eight incredible LPs from the Motor City ahead of his latest, long-awaited record Read more »| 06 May 2016 -
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Under the Influence: Clint Mansell
From Coventry to California, Clint Mansell has steadily emerged from the ashes of Pop Will Eat Itself to become one of the most widely acclaimed film composers of his generation. Here, he offers an insight into 10 of the most pivotal records in his stack Read more »| 14 Mar 2016
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Under the Influence: The Cosmic Dead
Hailing from Glasgow's premier psych crusaders, The Cosmic Dead's Julian Dicken meditates on a few inspirational tracks that made him want to play Read more »| 11 Mar 2016 -
PlaylistsAlbum premiere: Holy Esque – At Hope’s Ravine
Listen to the debut album from Glasgow post-punk quartet Holy Esque. Read more »| 23 Feb 2016 -
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14 Alternative Valentine's Day Songs
Roses are red, violets are blue, we've got appropriate love songs for... well, everyone actually. Read more »| 12 Feb 2016 -
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Fist City's tour playlist - Guest Selector
On the eve of a UK tour, Fist City drummer Ryan Grieve tips his hat to a handful of influences and tracks "conducive to a good time"... Read more »| 29 Oct 2015 -
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Under the Influence: Killing Joke's guide to dub
Founder of the first psychedelic trance label and an instrumental figure in UK ambient, Killing Joke's Martin 'Youth' Glover gives us an education in all things dub with nine of his personal favourites Read more »| 20 Oct 2015 -
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CARBS premiere Joyous Material Failure
Take a first listen to Joyous Material Failure from CARBS, the hip-hop inspired new project from Jonnie Common and Conquering Animal Sound's Jamie Scott, annotated here by the duo themselves Read more »| 04 Sep 2015 -
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Pieces of a Man: A Gil Scott-Heron primer
Crunching four decades and 13 albums down into a greatest hits? We'd never dare. These are just a few stepping stones along the great poet's path Read more »| 19 Aug 2015 -
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Under the Influence: Failure on The Cure, Big Star, Blonde Redhead and more
Returning from a 17-year break with a cosmic odyssey titled The Heart Is a Monster this month, the reactivated LA space rock trio reveal the albums that make up their DNA. Read more »| 29 Jun 2015 -
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Listen: Flamingods' Supersonic podcast
As a prelude to this year's Supersonic Festival in Birmingham (running 11-14 June), we present this cosmic podcast carefully crafted by Flamingods. The... Read more »| 01 Jun 2015