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.
-
InterviewsFrom Here To Infinity: Gnod Interviewed
Killing off psych rock, Gnod have returned with their boldest statement to date. The Skinny taps into the infinity machine Read more »| 09 Apr 2015 -
FestivalsShare your photos at Sounds from the Other City to win a festival goody bag!
Capture the spirit of Sounds from the Other City and you could win yourself a bundle of prizes, kindly donated by the festival's promoters, plus a pair of tickets to next year's event... Read more »| 08 Apr 2015 -
Live Music
Courtney Barnett @ Gorilla, 3 April
“We had the best meal of the tour so far.” That nugget of between-song stage chatter isn’t the only way in which Courtney Barnett flag... Read more »| 07 Apr 2015 -
Reviews
Godspeed You! Black Emperor – Asunder, Sweet And Other Distress
"And what are you going to sing for us, Nathan?" "I'm going to sing Piss Crowns Are Trebled by Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Simon." "Excellent. Well best of ... Read more »| 07 Apr 2015 -
ReviewsThe Cathode Ray – Infinite Variety
OK, ‘infinite variety’ might be stretching things a little. Still, there’s plenty to digest on this Edinburgh quartet’s second album,... Read more »| 07 Apr 2015 -
Festivals
Northwest Festival Watch – April 2015
The avant-garde invade Blackpool, Manchester goes punk, and we get set for a busy bank holiday in early May Read more »| 07 Apr 2015
-
Reviews
East India Youth – CULTURE OF VOLUME
East India Youth – aka William Doyle – does it again. 2014’s Mercury nominated triumph Total Strife Forever saw Doyle lead the pack of hotl... Read more »| 06 Apr 2015 -
InterviewsNorthern Uproar: Neon Waltz interviewed
They hail from one of the remotest parts of Europe and only got together last year, but Neon Waltz have already secured a major record deal and are working with the man that made Oasis famous. How did they do it? Read more »| 06 Apr 2015 -
Interviews
Into The Wild: Errors Interviewed
Steev Livingstone and Simon Ward of Glaswegian electronic mainstays Errors discuss their winter retreat to the Isle of Jura and how it informed expansive fifth record Lease of Life Read more »| 02 Apr 2015 -
Reviews
Aidan Baker – Half Lives
Multi-instrumentalist Aidan Baker’s double album Half Lives shows the Canadian bridging his ambient and lyrical modes on the electric-guitar leaning Mo... Read more »| 02 Apr 2015 -
Reviews
Stornoway – Bonxie
Through sounds of cheeps and twitterings, Stornoway’s latest release emerges; one word to describe their new obsession – birds. It’s assure... Read more »| 02 Apr 2015 -
Live Music
Scouts @ Maguire's Pizza Bar, Liverpool, 22 March
The biggest problem with Liverpool four-piece Scouts’ set tonight is the lack of a sound engineer, and it’s a real shame. Their hugely impressive... Read more »| 01 Apr 2015 -
News
FFS announce album details, share new track Piss Off
FFS, the collaboration between Glasgow art rockers Franz Ferdinand and LA new wavers Sparks, have revealed the details of their forthcoming album, as well as... Read more »| 01 Apr 2015 -
News
Pleasance Sessions 'to take year off’ for 2015
UPDATE: The Pleasance Sessions will in fact return for an October weekender in 2015! The annual Pleasance Sessions series of music, spoken word and comedy s... Read more »| 01 Apr 2015 -
ReviewsFrancis MacDonald – Music For String Quartet, Piano And Celeste
Rein in those tiresome drummer jokes: Teenage Fanclub’s multi-talented sticksman Francis MacDonald is here to make nonsense of all those clapped-o... Read more »| 01 Apr 2015