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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ReviewsKarin Park – Apocalypse Pop
Karin Park, Norwegian queen of goth-pop, returns darker than ever – as the menacing title of new album Apocalypse Pop attests. But although Park p... Read more »| 24 Feb 2015 -
ReviewsPurity Ring – Another Eternity
Album artwork can speak a thousand words. Take the sleeve to debut Shrines, an eerie, dark cartoon: girl embraces sheep, ghostly hands paw at floating lungs.... Read more »| 24 Feb 2015 -
VideosMusic video premiere: Group of the Altos – Forgiveness Rules
Avant-garde twelve-piece Group of the Altos premiere the video for Forgiveness Rules, taken from their debut album R U Person or Not. The Milwaukee nat... Read more »| 23 Feb 2015 -
Reviews
Group of the Altos – R U Person or Not
"Let our hearts break and scream (when we are all courage.)" Sometimes, an act inserts into their self-penned bio a sliver of manifesto that signals their in... Read more »| 21 Feb 2015 -
ReviewsTuff Love – Dross EP
This second EP from the Glasgow duo of Julie Eisenstein and Suse Bear (the follow-up to 2014's Junk) refines their minimal palette. It's still them but the t... Read more »| 21 Feb 2015 -
News
Glasgow and Manchester to host Red Bull Music Academy series
Red Bull Music Academy brings its globetrotting series of festivals and workshops to the UK this Spring, with Glasgow and Manchester among the four host citi... Read more »| 21 Feb 2015
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News
East India Youth announces UK tour and shares new single Turn Away
William Doyle, aka East India Youth, has announced his biggest tour to date ahead of the release of his second album Culture of Volume – he’s als... Read more »| 20 Feb 2015 -
Videos
Music Video Premiere: TenFiveSixty – Dashboard Light
We’re proud to present the premiere of the video for Dashboard Light, the brand new single from Manchester-based duo TenFiveSixty. Comprising Jen... Read more »| 20 Feb 2015 -
Live Music
Kate Tempest @ The Kazimier, Liverpool, 18 February
“It’s rammo in the main room,” Mike Skinner once said, which The Kazimier definitely is; he also said that he was backing Kate Tempest to w... Read more »| 20 Feb 2015 -
NewsSt. Vincent, The Prodigy and Idlewild set for T in the Park 2015
The initial lineup for the 2015 edition of T in the Park – the first at its new home at Strathallan Castle – has been unveiled, with Idlewild, St... Read more »| 19 Feb 2015 -
Music Videos
Music Video Premiere: Kill the Waves – Vow
Here's the premiere of electronic rock sextet Kill The Waves official video for their new track Vow, taken from the band's forthcoming debut album The One Th... Read more »| 19 Feb 2015 -
News
Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld announce collaborative new LP
Arcade Fire violinist Sarah Neufeld has joined forces with prodigious saxophonist Colin Stetson for a new album, entitled Never were the way she was. The du... Read more »| 19 Feb 2015 -
Live Music
Trust Fund @ Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow, 17 February
“We love you, Glasgow,” deadpans Trust Fund’s Ellis Jones, after bassist Roxy Brennan mock-trips herself up with some wry, audience-baiting... Read more »| 19 Feb 2015 -
Festivals
Beacons Festival relocates to Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds
Beacons Festival is set to move away from its Skipton home, relocating to Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester. After three years in its current location at Hesl... Read more »| 19 Feb 2015 -
News
RM Hubbert, The Phantom Band, Honeyblood set for Summerhall gig series
The initial line-up for the ‘Nothing Ever Happens Here’ gig series at Summerhall in Edinburgh has been unveiled, with RM Hubbert, Randolph’... Read more »| 18 Feb 2015