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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ReviewsDiet Cig – Swear I'm Good At This
New York pop-punk pair Diet Cig’s debut album Swear I’m Good At This lives up to the hype. With the duo having attracted a cultish show of attent... Read more »| 03 Apr 2017 -
Reviews
Father John Misty – Pure Comedy
Our April album of the month, Josh Tillman's latest as Father John Misty takes a deep, dark and farcical look at 21st-century culture Read more »| 03 Apr 2017 -
Live MusicAustra / Pixx @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 23 Mar
There’s a definite whiff of excitement in the air tonight as we arrive for Austra’s biggest Edinburgh headline show yet. Friends are gathered in ... Read more »| 31 Mar 2017 -
InterviewsGreat Apes: Part Chimp interview
Explosively loud sludge merchants Part Chimp return this spring with their first album in eight years – here frontman Tim Cedar tells us about Japanese slug myths and the importance of events like Salford's Fat Out Fest Read more »| 31 Mar 2017 -
News
Forest Swords announces album, tour and video
Watch the video for new track Arms Out Read more »| 31 Mar 2017 -
Festivals
Safe as Milk festival cancelled
Ticket sales insufficient, say event organisers Read more »| 30 Mar 2017
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New Music
Sprinters – Figure It Out (Track Premiere)
Listen to a brand new track from the Manchester quartet's forthcoming debut album Read more »| 30 Mar 2017 -
NewsGlastonbury announces 2017 line-up
The line-up for this year's Glastonbury festival has been revealed this morning, with acts ranging from Run The Jewels to The Jacksons to Katy Perry Read more »| 30 Mar 2017 -
Reviews
The State Broadcasters – A Different Past
Glasgow outfit The State Broadcasters' long awaited third album sees them making a marginal break with the folk-tinged melancholia of their past releases to ... Read more »| 29 Mar 2017 -
New Music
CHUMP – Lose Your Life (Track Premiere)
Beginning life as the sleepy-headed bedroom project of singer and guitarist Tara Masterson Hally, CHUMP are a sulk-core three-piece from Glasgow. Having alre... Read more »| 29 Mar 2017 -
Live Music
Live music in Manchester this week: 29 Mar-4 Apr
Whether it's Malian desert blues from Songhoy Blues, classic cosmic jazz from Sun Ra Arkestra or twee indie-pop from Swedish troubadour Jens Lekman, there's lots to get excited about this week Read more »| 29 Mar 2017 -
Interviews
Further into left-field: Future Islands interview
Samuel T. Herring runs us through the Baltimore outfit's biggest statement to date Read more »| 29 Mar 2017 -
Live Music
Slowdive @ Arts Club, Liverpool, 28 Mar
These are heady times for the many ageing shoegazers who pack out the Arts Club – this is the first visit in over two decades from original scenes... Read more »| 29 Mar 2017 -
Opinion
PWR BTTM's favourite Queer Rappers
We caught up with PWR BTTM to discuss their new album Pageant, but also got onto a sidetrack discussing their favourite queer rappers. Ben Hopkins ... Read more »| 29 Mar 2017 -
Live Music
Fauves @ King Tut's, Glasgow, 24 Mar
Musical acts galore are descending on Glasgow for the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival, and local outfit Fauves get the weekend off to an auspicious start. The Gla... Read more »| 29 Mar 2017