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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ReviewsThe Seshen - Flames & Figures
Imagine Little Dragon recorded a record with Erykah Badu for a DJ set inspired by Stranger Things. Chuck in some FlyLo-style space-travelling, some powe... Read more »| 03 Oct 2016 -
Reviews
Conor Oberst – Ruminations
Written in the winter of last year during an extended visit to his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, Conor Oberst’s seventh solo album is his most low-key o... Read more »| 03 Oct 2016 -
ReviewsD.D Dumbo – Utopia Defeated
Sometimes true originality takes a while to click. On a first listen, the debut effort from D.D Dumbo, aka Oliver Hugh Perry from Castlemaine, Australia, is ... Read more »| 03 Oct 2016 -
Live MusicDo Not Miss: Future Echoes, Leith Theatre, 1 Oct
Lost Map are throwing an entire day of revelry in the Leith Theatre on Saturday, 1 Oct Future Echoes is a "space-warped cosmic party" which will celebrate t... Read more »| 30 Sep 2016 -
InterviewsBargain Huntin' with C Duncan
We took a trip through Glasgow's West End to learn how we can all emulate C Duncan's thrifty style. The musician was once slated to put his skills to the tes... Read more »| 30 Sep 2016 -
Interviews
Natural Phenomenon: C Duncan Interviewed
We catch up with C Duncan to talk about the pressure of perfection and his low-budget ethos Read more »| 30 Sep 2016
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Interviews
Crowning Glory: Introducing Spring King
The ever-restless Manchester band tell The Skinny about the community and competition behind their success Read more »| 30 Sep 2016 -
Reviews
Phantogram – Three
Difficult to argue with Three's convincing lead track, the radio-friendly extravagance that is You Don't Get Me High Anymore. How it whips itself into a dizz... Read more »| 30 Sep 2016 -
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C Duncan – The Midnight Sun
2015 was a time of reckoning for C Duncan; his debut record Architect was swallowed by critical acclaim, headline tours and a Mercury Prize shortlist media f... Read more »| 30 Sep 2016 -
InterviewsOn The Trail: Tenement TV Turns Five
Tenement TV mark a whopping half a decade of DIY live music sessions in their West End flat with Tenement Trail, a one day, 50+ band Glasgow spectacular Read more »| 30 Sep 2016 -
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The Ocean Party – Restless
Restless has the kind of chiming guitar lines you last heard on a Chills album, and the vocals are high enough in the mix to tell you THIS IS A POP... Read more »| 30 Sep 2016 -
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Gang of Four - Live... In the Moment
The algorithm runs like this: for every great live album, there are 50 or more that are bad ideas. Periodically, though, you have a band that are seen a... Read more »| 30 Sep 2016 -
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Merchandise - A Corpse Wired For Sound
On new record A Corpse Wired For Sound the Florida post punks revert to a trio collaborating over long distance, following their brief expansi... Read more »| 30 Sep 2016 -
Opinion
Don't Call It A Revival: Emo in 2016
We look at the past, present and future of emo Read more »| 29 Sep 2016 -
Interviews
Peripheral Vision: Mitski Interviewed
The Skinny meets Mitski to talk about Björk, the power in sad pop music and feeling like an outsider – even when your music's hit the mainstream Read more »| 29 Sep 2016