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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ReviewsThalia Zedek Band – Eve
Another prime mover from the late 80s US alt scene faces down middle age with with fire in her belly and her creativity undimmed. Zedek remains best known fo... Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
ReviewsMorgan Delt – Phase Zero
West Coast slacker psychedelia – it’s hardly under-represented on the record racks these days. Which isn’t necessarily a problem – at... Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
Playlists
Under the Influence: Tim Commerford
Famous for holding down Rage Against the Machine’s low-end, Tim Commerford pulls double duty this summer as politicised supergroup Prophets of Rage and... Read more »| 28 Jul 2016 -
Festivals
Bluedot Festival 2016: The Review
We reflect on a weekend of science and sound at the Bluedot festival at Jodrell Bank Observatory Read more »| 28 Jul 2016 -
Reviews
Lisa Hannigan – At Swim
As with her first two records, At Swim favours stealth over force, and its subtleties demand repeated listens. There are no showcase tunes, or at least nothi... Read more »| 28 Jul 2016 -
Things To DoLive music in Liverpool this week: 27 Jul - 3 Aug
From good-hearted grooves with George Clinton to a shedload of local acts at The Jacaranda and Maguire's, there's a promising batch of gigs in Liverpool to look forward to this week. Read more »| 27 Jul 2016
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Reviews
Dinosaur Jr – Give A Glimpse of What Yer Not
New tricks? Whatever, man. Dinosaur Jr’s eleventh album continues on the trajectory they’ve ridden since reforming in 2005: all the chugging... Read more »| 27 Jul 2016 -
Reviews
Tobacco – Sweatbox Dynasty
Experimentalist and analogue fanatic Tobacco is back with a total melter: Sweatbox Dynasty is a beast to be feared. Electronic bruises recorded via case... Read more »| 27 Jul 2016 -
Things To DoLive music in Manchester this week: 27 Jul - 3 Aug
Manchester Jazz Festival comes to a close with Too Many Zooz, Anna Meredith leads an evening for Science in the City, plus gigs from Mammal Hands, Puppet Rebellion and others, and tip-offs for what to book ahead of a busy autumn. Read more »| 27 Jul 2016 -
Reviews
Wild Beasts – Boy King
Wearing hearts, lungs and other vulnerable organs on their sleeves, Cumbrian artisans Wild Beasts turn their gaze to the male ego on their newest record. Ex... Read more »| 27 Jul 2016 -
Reviews
Hieroglyphic Being – The Disco's Of Imhotep
Think of Hieroglyphic Being's productions as hieroglyphs themselves, and you'll get the idea. The alias of American sound artist and experimental c... Read more »| 27 Jul 2016 -
InterviewsEdinburgh Festivals 2016: A Map of the Music
The Skinny ploughs through the Fringe programme so you don't have to. Our guide to August's musical happenings, with commentary from some of the players Read more »| 26 Jul 2016 -
Reviews
Corbu – Crayon Soul
It’s not all that often that your ears encounter a debut as stylistically ambitious and texturally nuanced as Crayon Soul, with New York duo Corbu poss... Read more »| 26 Jul 2016 -
Reviews
Russian Circles – Guidance
Ok, let’s just get it out of the way: ‘post-rock’ is a dead concept in 2016. Despite implying a level of innovation or deviation from ... Read more »| 26 Jul 2016 -
Interviews
Timeless Melody: Blossoms on their debut album
Stockport's Blossoms are a guitar band in the classic British mould, with a hard-touring work ethic that's won them the adoration of millennials and Britpop survivors alike. Frontman Tom Ogden tells us more ahead of their debut album Read more »| 26 Jul 2016