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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InterviewsNew Blood: Eternal Fags
Ear buds at the ready, Eternal Fags are about to tear your quiet space apart Read more »| 08 Feb 2011 -
InterviewsNew Blood: Gummy Stumps
The first of two bands from Winning Sperm Party's roster this month, Gummy Stumps are as challenging an act as one could hope to hear from a city renowned for its hard-working musical underground. Vocalist Colin Stewart explains why they can’t sit still Read more »| 08 Feb 2011 -
Live MusicZoey Van Goey @ Classic Grand, 5 Feb
Preceding the shy stature of Malcolm Middleton with a mass choir – The Sirens of Titan, who enter from a balcony perch wearing sunglasses and chanting ... Read more »| 07 Feb 2011 -
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Malachai – Return to the Ugly Side
Malachai’s second long player bills itself as “cut up” of hip-hop and psychedelic pop with a “Bristolian twist”, which if nothi... Read more »| 07 Feb 2011 -
Live Music
NME Awards Tour @ O2 Academy, 3 Feb
Many have yet to arrive when The Vaccines (***) take the stage, the poor punctuality particularly pronounced when compared with previous NME tours, when the ... Read more »| 07 Feb 2011 -
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Stateless – Matilda
Leeds outfit Stateless' debut album of a few years back effortlessly mixed jazzy, electronic beats with singer Chris James' earnest vocals — think some... Read more »| 07 Feb 2011
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Reviews
The Dirty Dozen – February 2011
Giving the world's rock stars a month off to tend their flamboyant facial hair, Chris Buckle immerses himself in the seedy underworld of February's singles pile Read more »| 04 Feb 2011 -
InterviewsConquering Animal Sound: Command and Conquer
With a staunch DIY ethic and a vivid imagination in their favour, Conquering Animal Sound release their debut album this month. James Scott and Anneke Kampman talk us through Kammerspiel’s conception Read more »| 04 Feb 2011 -
Interviews
Sleeping Gruff
The newly reunited solo act Gruff Rhys on these times of austerity and his foray into the world of budget accommodation Read more »| 04 Feb 2011 -
Live Music
Band of Horses @ O2 Academy, 27 Jan
A seemingly relentless touring schedule finds Ben Bridwell and his Band of Horses making an early 2011 return to these shores following their high profile su... Read more »| 04 Feb 2011 -
Reviews
The Cave Singers – No Witch
‘Authenticity’ is fetishised in folk and rock alike. It’s a vague, unempirical concept, the application of which relies upon a paraphrasing... Read more »| 03 Feb 2011 -
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Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
Following the success of her charismatic 2008 debut Youth Novels, Swedish Chanteuse Lykke Li returns with this much anticipated next move. Admirably tackling... Read more »| 03 Feb 2011 -
InterviewsBeans: The End Is The Beginning
Anti-Pop Consortium rapper Beans is back with a new solo LP on Anticon – and this time, he’s brought Four Tet, Interpol and his special jumper along for the ride Read more »| 02 Feb 2011 -
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The Twilight Singers – Dynamite Steps
Remaining true to The Twilight Singers’ founding ethos, Greg Dulli once again assembles a notable cast for the long-awaited return of his New Orleans t... Read more »| 02 Feb 2011 -
Interviews
Heeeere's...Jonny!
So Norman Blake bonded with Euros Childs when Teenage Fanclub toured with Gorky's Zygotic Mynci back in 1997. Sharing a sweet tooth and a passion for the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, one day they started calling themselves Jonny Read more »| 02 Feb 2011