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.
-
PlaylistsUnder the Influence: Tomahawk's Duane Denison
Tomahawk's guitarist time travels back to 1972, the year glam rock broke Read more »| 08 Jan 2013 -
ReviewsMicall Parkinsun – Me, Myself & Akai
Behind the puntastic name lies a rapper with a tasty, Silver Age hip-hop flow, keeping it loose and elastic on tracks like Return of the Blaow! Coming on Jeh... Read more »| 08 Jan 2013 -
News
David Bowie announces first new material in 10 years
New material alert! Single Where Are We Now? out today, album to follow in March Read more »| 08 Jan 2013 -
Interviews
Martian Chronicles: Sinkane in interview
Sinkane's Mars was a thrilling mixture of African rhythms and melodies, abstract jazz and space-age soul. The Skinny talked to him about the album his time in bands like Yeasayer and Caribou, and the expiration of the term 'world music' Read more »| 08 Jan 2013 -
ReviewsThe Revival Hour – Scorpio Little Devil
To make any sense of The Revival Hour’s debut LP Scorpio Little Devil, it’s necessary to understand the commonality that binds its creators.... Read more »| 08 Jan 2013 -
Reviews
Indians – Somewhere Else
One year ago, Indians – aka Copenhagen’s Søren Løkke Juul – had yet to release a song or play a gig. Now he’s got 4AD ... Read more »| 08 Jan 2013
-
Reviews
Tomahawk – Oddfellows
Coming five years after their enjoyably leftfield, Native American-flavoured Anonymous album, Oddfellows finds Tomahawk (now augmented by... Read more »| 08 Jan 2013 -
Reviews
Biffy Clyro – Opposites
Double albums are usually a daunting prospect for musicians and listeners alike, but it's a move that makes sense for Biffy Clyro, an outfit who went from ma... Read more »| 08 Jan 2013 -
Reviews
The Ruby Suns – Christopher
On fourth album Christopher, New Zealander Ryan McPhun has pushed The Ruby Suns further still from their psychedelic-threaded indie origins, embracing a da... Read more »| 08 Jan 2013 -
Interviews
“Depression, alienation, sexual frustration, anger, violence, black comedy – Fat Goth has it all!"
As seasoned players from Dundee's alternative rock fraternity, Fat Goth aren't exactly shy of riffs on their startling second album, but they're not scared of rolling out the ballads either. Turns out they're taking sexy back Read more »| 07 Jan 2013 -
ReviewsBoduf Songs – Burnt Up on Re-Entry
Mat Sweet’s first Boduf Songs LP for Southern – following four on Kranky – marks an appropriate shift in direction. Where the earlier reco... Read more »| 07 Jan 2013 -
Reviews
Rick Redbeard – No Selfish Heart
Rick Anthony’s intentions with his piratical alter-ego Rick Redbeard were laid out earlier this year via his split single with Adam Stafford, another w... Read more »| 07 Jan 2013 -
Reviews
The Joy Formidable – Wolf's Law
“Oh wow!” exclaimed Withered Hand when he recently guest reviewed The Joy Formidable’s lead single Cholla in these very pages. “That&... Read more »| 07 Jan 2013 -
ReviewsSatellites – Satellites.01
Satellites.01 originally touched down in early 2011, in a limited run that was evidently too niche for such an ambitious-sounding record. Though imperfect,... Read more »| 07 Jan 2013 -
Reviews
Roots Manuva – Banana Skank EP
The Banana Skank EP is a departure for Rodders, with two of the four tracks comprised of raps by Smith and collaborator Kope over four-to-the-floor beats. Th... Read more »| 07 Jan 2013