Music
The Skinny magazine music guide. We bring you the latest music highlights, gig reviews and previews, music videos, album reviews and features. Find exclusive interviews with local bands and international stars, bespoke playlists and video premieres.
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Live MusicPINS @ The Hug and Pint, Glasgow, 13 February
If you’ve ever wondered how Norman Greenbaum’s Spirit in the Sky would sound gone deliciously wrong, Manchester’s leather-clad urchins Peac... Read more »| 16 Feb 2016 -
Live MusicFloating Points @ The Ritz, 12 February
Beneath the truly gorgeous spirographic neon display looming over the packed-out Ritz, a slow exposition of eastern-influenced electric piano and warm, melli... Read more »| 15 Feb 2016 -
Live Music
NZCA Lines @ Soup Kitchen, 10 February
For second album Infinite Summer, Michael Lovett fleshes out his electro stratagem with creative support way beyond off-the-shelf hired hand input. To his ri... Read more »| 15 Feb 2016 -
Festivals
Long Division festival announces 2016 line-up
A clutch of new acts have been confirmed for this year's Long Division festival in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Read more »| 12 Feb 2016 -
Live Music
Suede @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 8 Feb
“I don't have the means of expression/to explain my obsessions” bemoans Brett Anderson in sonorous, spine-tingling fashion during the Bowie-esque... Read more »| 12 Feb 2016 -
ReviewsNew Albums This Week: Basia Bulat + Wave Pictures
The week's best new records, featuring the 4th LP from Basia Bulat Read more »| 12 Feb 2016
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Live MusicEleanor Friedberger @ Salford Eagle Inn, 4 Feb
"You know, a bad chair can ruin everything." Eleanor Friedberger shuffles and shifts her position. "I have this perfect little stool at home – may... Read more »| 12 Feb 2016 -
Playlists
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 -
News
Mugstar unveil Flemish Weave video ahead of new LP
Liverpool psych rockers return with double album Magnetic Seasons in March – they provide a sneak peak at what's in store with the video for new track ... Read more »| 11 Feb 2016 -
Live Music
Bob Mould @ Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 8 Feb
“Am I the oldest one in here?” asks Bob Mould, feigning exasperation as he stares out across the room. The sea of grey hairs and bespectacled bal... Read more »| 11 Feb 2016 -
Live Music
Tuff Love @ Stereo, 5 February
Handing out party poppers to a buoyant Glasgow crowd is a perilous move, especially when they come with the caveat that no popping must take place until inst... Read more »| 11 Feb 2016 -
Videos
ICHI – 2 Klaxons: Video Premiere
Watch the video for 2 Klaxons by Bristol-based Japanese multi-instrumentalist and performance artist ICHI. Read more »| 11 Feb 2016 -
Festivals
Festival No. 6 announces first acts for 2016
The first acts for this year's Festival No. 6 in Portmeirion in North Wales have been announced. Read more »| 11 Feb 2016 -
Live MusicBob Mould @ Academy 2, 7 Feb
A kind-faced middle-aged man who could have easily just come from the set of a B&Q advert leans over to the microphone and asks “Is it loud enough?... Read more »| 10 Feb 2016 -
News
Malcolm Middleton announces Summer of '13 LP
The Falkirk-raised songwriter sets his Human Don't Be Angry moniker aside for Summer of '13. Read more »| 10 Feb 2016