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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Live MusicLive music in Manchester this week: 7-13 Dec
This week you can catch New Jersey rapper Cakes Da Killa at Soup Kitchen, sumptuous psych-poppers Gengahr at The Deaf Institute, Dublin's Girl Band at Gorilla and more, all before booking yourself in for Stay Fresh Fest 2 in January! Read more »| 07 Dec 2016 -
FilmSt Vincent scores new Kristen Stewart short film
Kristen Stewart and Annie Clark's directorial debuts will both premiere at Sundance Film Festival Read more »| 07 Dec 2016 -
Videos
Video Premiere: Irma Vep – It Runs Slow
Watch the new video from Northwest psych-folkster Edwin Stevens, aka Irma Vep Read more »| 07 Dec 2016 -
Music Videos
Video: Campfires in Winter – Free Me From The Howl
Watch the video for Free Me From The Howl by Campfires in Winter. Read more »| 07 Dec 2016 -
Live Music
Oozing Wound @ Star & Garter, Manchester, 1 Dec
For all the talk of the importance of progress in pop music, it’s worth remembering that some genres are celebrated not for their forward-thinking evol... Read more »| 06 Dec 2016 -
Live MusicKate Tempest / All We Are @ The Art School, 1 Dec
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts' graduates All We Are put in a peppy turn, drawing the attention of a chatty, full capacity Art School with rich voca... Read more »| 06 Dec 2016
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ArtIan Skelly on The Coral: Distance Inbetween
As the curtain comes down on a triumphant year for The Coral, following the success of their eighth album Distance Inbetween, we chat with drummer Ian Skelly... Read more »| 06 Dec 2016 -
Interviews
Baby Strange vs WHITE: A Christmas Roast
Glasgow bands Baby Strange and WHITE play their biggest show to date this December as they co-headline the O2 ABC. Having played a tonne of shows together al... Read more »| 06 Dec 2016 -
Music Videos
ISLE – Faults: Video Premiere
ISLE are multi-instrumentalists Liam John Rutherford and Ben Singer. Based in the Scottish Borders, the talented duo pride themselves on produ... Read more »| 06 Dec 2016 -
Reviews
The Weeknd – Starboy
No matter how hard he tries to convince us otherwise on Starboy, Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd, has lost his edge in his pursuit of super stardom. It wou... Read more »| 05 Dec 2016 -
News
Stay Fresh Fest 2: Full line-up confirmed
The final three acts have been added to the bill, as The Deaf Institute and The Skinny celebrate some of the most vital new music in the North Following las... Read more »| 05 Dec 2016 -
Reviews
Rosie Crow – Rosie Crow
The self-titled debut album by Cornish singer Rosie Crow is an impressive slice of pop goodness. Formerly part of promising indie band Rosie & The Goldbu... Read more »| 02 Dec 2016 -
Live MusicLush @ Academy, Manchester, 25 Nov
"Shoegaze!" Tonight's audience – the last audience Lush will ever play to – expresses its in-the-moment-joy, its abiding love and... Read more »| 02 Dec 2016 -
Reviews
The Last Shadow Puppets – The Dream Synopsis EP
KY Jelly and cacti. Palm tree debris and a jar of coffee. High-wire existential crises met with a sprezzatura sex appeal, strings'n'saxophone and shadow pupp... Read more »| 02 Dec 2016 -
Music Videos
The Little Kicks – Goodbye Enemies, Hello Friends
Watch the video for Little Kicks' new single Goodbye Enemies, Hello Friends, taken from their new album Shake Off Your Troubles The straight-to-camera ... Read more »| 02 Dec 2016