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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InterviewsWhat Are We Taking Care Of? Jenny Hval interviewed
Daring Norwegian polymath Jenny Hval rejects being an artist and questions everything from religion and capitalism to femininity, gender roles and sexuality on her stirring new LP Read more »| 04 Jun 2015 -
VideosMusic Video Premiere: C Duncan – Garden
C Duncan premieres the video for his brand-new track Garden, taken from his forthcoming album Architect. In the clip we are taken through a journey of scien... Read more »| 04 Jun 2015 -
Reviews
Wolf Alice – My Love Is Cool
Bin those preconceptions now. Turns out Ellie Rowsell's claim (when she spoke to The Skinny back in March) that those pitching her band as 90s alt-rock ... Read more »| 04 Jun 2015 -
Festivals
Dot to Dot 2015 – Manchester
Now in its sixth-year, the city centre festival makes a bold move across town - and reaps the rewards Read more »| 03 Jun 2015 -
Live MusicThe Bohicas / Keep Breathing / Echo Valley / @ King Tut’s, 27 May
It’s a veritable kaleidoscope of musical genres tonight at King Tut’s, and first up is some serious fuzzage courtesy of Aryshire foursome Echo Va... Read more »| 03 Jun 2015 -
Interviews
A Relationship in Pixels: Outfit interviewed
From Liverpool's next big thing to a band sprawled across three cities and two countries, Outfit sound closer than they ever have before Read more »| 03 Jun 2015
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Clubs
"I want to make music that lifts your arm hairs" – Hudson Mohawke’s exhilarating crusade
The LuckyMe, Warp, and GOOD music linchpin has a prolific work rate, but Hudson Mohawke is only just getting round to releasing his own second album. He talks trap, spreading his wings and giving up childhood vices Read more »| 03 Jun 2015 -
ReviewsFist City – Everything Is A Mess
Garagey slop at its best: on this second ‘official’ album, Alberta surf-punx Fist City nail something potent, poppy and purposeful. The ramalama ... Read more »| 03 Jun 2015 -
Reviews
Everything Everything – Get To Heaven
Three albums in and folk are eyeing northern quartet Everything Everything closely; surely they must misstep eventually? Alas, Get To Heaven is as polished a... Read more »| 03 Jun 2015 -
Reviews
Outfit – Slowness
Their 2013 debut Performance didn't spark throughout, but its clutch of on-the-money highlights announced Outfit as an act keen – and equipped – ... Read more »| 03 Jun 2015 -
Reviews
Desaparecidos – Payola
When the last Desaparecidos album surfaced in 2002, emo wunderkind Conor Oberst was only 22. Still, their ideas were fully formed: The 'Disappeared’ pr... Read more »| 03 Jun 2015 -
Reviews
The LaFontaines – Class
Capitalising on the recent Scottish hip-hop surge, Motherwell quintet The LaFontaines raised the bar with their latest single King. Unrelenting, nervy lyrics... Read more »| 03 Jun 2015 -
Festivals
Dutch Uncles, Errors to play The Skinny stage at The Garden Party
Manchester art-pop quintet Dutch Uncles and Glasgow electro trio Errors will play The Skinny's new music stage in association with Now Wave and Eat Your Own ... Read more »| 02 Jun 2015 -
Live Music
Miaoux Miaoux / Monogram @ Stereo, Glasgow, 27 May
When Miaoux Miaoux – aka producer Julian Corrie – launched his debut album Light of the North at Mono back in 2012 it was a relatively low-key af... Read more »| 02 Jun 2015 -
Festivals
Northwest Festival Watch – June 2015
Get stuffing the chill bags for a civilised few weeks at Oyé, Liverpool Arab Arts Festival and MIF Read more »| 02 Jun 2015