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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ReviewsCalva Louise – Rhinoceros
Calva Louise's debut album grimaces with hope and zips by with fuzzy electricity Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsDeer Tick – Mayonnaise
With Mayonnaise, Deer Tick deliver hard-rocking, feedback-swilling country anthems Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
InterviewsGirlpool on What Chaos Is Imaginary
With their third album, Girlpool come closer to the band they were always meant to be. Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad talk about growing into their creative selves, making their collaboration even stronger Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsTiny Ruins – Olympic Girls
On Tiny Ruins' newest album Olympic Girls, each note is flawless and precise – no moment is wasted. Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsWhite Lies – Five
Listening to Five is an experience; it generates a sense of rush and euphoria, a simultaneous upper and downer, a sound that is hopeful but with a razor-sharp edge to it Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
Live MusicBlood Red Shoes @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 30 Jan
Following the release of their latest album Get Tragic, Blood Red Shoes are back and stronger than ever Read more »| 01 Feb 2019
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Live MusicMakeness @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 28 Jan
As Independent Venue Week kicks off across the country, a strong bill at Sneaky Pete's gets the week off to a strong start with a pounding headline set from Makeness Read more »| 01 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsBoy Harsher – Careful
Straddling the middle ground between melancholic cold wave and regimented synth workouts, the new release from Massachusetts duo Boy Harsher has fans nostalgic for a period in history they’re most likely too young to remember Read more »| 31 Jan 2019 -
FestivalsKelburn Garden Party 2019: first acts announced
Bossy Love, Kobi Onyame, Callum Easter and Leftfield (DJ set) are among the first acts announced to be heading to the ever-electric Kelburn Garden Party this July Read more »| 31 Jan 2019 -
FestivalsParklife 2019 line-up announced
Cardi B, Kaytranada, Solange and The Streets are among the names set to play Manchester festival Parklife this year Read more »| 30 Jan 2019 -
ReviewsGirlpool – What Chaos Is Imaginary
What Chaos Is Imaginary offers a view into the minds of a pair of singular artists who both understand that a glimpse of truth is a whole lot more intriguing than a disingenuous attempt at the whole thing Read more »| 30 Jan 2019 -
ReviewsGuided By Voices – Zeppelin Over China
Robert Pollard and the gang return with a mammoth 32-song release Read more »| 30 Jan 2019 -
New MusicMesadorm – The Joy It Joins Us Up (Premiere)
Listen to The Joy It Joins Us Up, the brand new single from Bristol-formed five-piece Mesadorm Read more »| 30 Jan 2019 -
Live MusicHobo Johnson and the Lovemakers @ SWG3, Glasgow, 27 Jan
Viral sensation Hobo Johnson and the Lovemakers roll into town for a raucous Sunday night at SWG3 and play a five-star show to a one-star crowd Read more »| 30 Jan 2019 -
Live MusicDeath Cab for Cutie @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 26 Jan
Ben Gibbard is a ball of energy tonight as Death Cab for Cutie plumb the depths of their back catalogue, playing plenty of tracks from their latest album for good measure Read more »| 29 Jan 2019