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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ReviewsO'Death – Outside
Initially, O’Death’s third full-length on City Slang comes across as an uncharacteristically conventional release for the label. The New York qui... Read more »| 27 May 2011 -
ReviewsSecret Cities – Strange Hearts
Always Friends; Ice Cream Scene; The Park – just reading the names of the first three tracks of Secret Cities’ second album might cause seizures ... Read more »| 27 May 2011 -
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King Post Kitsch – The Party's Over
“You’ve gone and found yourself a friend,” sings Charlie Ward aka King Post Kitsch on the Rhodes-driven Closing Time, and if friendship is ... Read more »| 27 May 2011 -
ReviewsJoseph Arthur – The Graduation Ceremony
Returning with his first solo offering since the release of 2006’s Nuclear Daydream, Ohio-based raconteur Joseph Arthur’s sixth studio album char... Read more »| 26 May 2011 -
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Indian Red Lopez – Empty Your Lungs and Breathe
Taking the polar opposite approach to the movie Sleepers (7.4 on IMDB! - ed) from which they borrowed their name, Aberdeen's Indian Red Lopez have delivered ... Read more »| 26 May 2011 -
Interviews
Interview: Ladytron's Helen Marnie
With their fifth album on the neon horizon, Ladytron show no signs of putting their feet up. Singer Helen Marnie takes time out to talk "electro music with heart” Read more »| 26 May 2011
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ReviewsEddie Vedder – Ukulele Songs
Fronting grunge survivors Pearl Jam for over two decades has earned Eddie Vedder the right to indulge the odd whim; that solo sophomore release Ukulele Songs... Read more »| 26 May 2011 -
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The Travelling Band – Screaming Is Something
Manchester’s The Travelling Band have horizons both narrow and broad: musically, they’re content to operate within parameters so well-est... Read more »| 26 May 2011 -
Live Music
Stag & Dagger @ Various Venues (Glasgow), 21 May
From its origins in Hoxton’s pokiest sweatboxes, the export of the Stag & Dagger festival to Glasgow has proven to be so successful that it’s back for a third consecutive year. As before it’s a mixture of big international names, hyped acts from down south and the cream of local talent. Read more »| 25 May 2011 -
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Mini Mansions – Mini Mansions
Michael Shuman is best known for his role as bassist in Queens of the Stone Age, but this side-project – also incorporating Tyler Parkford and Zach Daw... Read more »| 25 May 2011 -
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Dustin O'Halloran – Vorleben
Vorleben will be a tough nut to advertise: “If you buy just one new Dustin O’Halloran album this year” the hyperbole will confidently begin... Read more »| 25 May 2011 -
Live Music
Kronos in Glasgow: Finale @ City Halls, 15 May
Back in the 1980s, Kronos’ link to popular music was awkward: cover versions of Jimi Hendrix made them one step away from Hooked On Classics abominatio... Read more »| 25 May 2011 -
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United Fruit – Fault Lines
Glasgow quartet United Fruit have clearly taken time to build since debuting the sharp burst of post-hardcore excellence that was their 2009 Mistress Reptile... Read more »| 25 May 2011 -
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Boris – Attention Please
With the seductive electronic sway of the album’s title track being the first sounds to reach your ears, an avant-disco opener is just the sort of thin... Read more »| 25 May 2011 -
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Vast Aire – Ox 2010: A Street Odyssey
Vast Aire’s latest solo album features cameos from his Cannibal Ox partner Vordul Mega, alongside familiar names like Wu-Tang’s Raekwon and Cappa... Read more »| 25 May 2011