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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NewsMogwai, Slowdive members unveil Minor Victories
Minor Victories, the new band featuring members of Mogwai, Slowdive and Editors, have released details of their debut album. Read more »| 22 Feb 2016 -
Live Music!!! / Stereolad @ Glasgow CCA, 14 Feb
“‘Allo Glasgow! Ve are Stereolad and ve are very ‘appy to support the legends Chkchkchk on their tour!”Don’t rub your eyes, you... Read more »| 22 Feb 2016 -
ReviewsNew Albums This Week: So Pitted, Teen, Kanye West
The best new releases hitting the shelves this week, featuring Seattle noise rockers So Pitted, former Stereolab member Tim Gane, and the long-awaited and much-debated new record from Kanye West Read more »| 19 Feb 2016 -
News
Restless Natives festival to debut in Glasgow
The ambitious new week-long multidisciplinary festival is set to open its doors this coming May Read more »| 19 Feb 2016 -
Live MusicWhite Denim @ Manchester Deaf Institute, 15 Feb
White Denim’s cult appeal remains intact, apparently, despite stylistic chopping and changing and a reshuffle of their lineup. A packed Deaf Insti... Read more »| 18 Feb 2016 -
Festivals
Dot to Dot festival reveals first bands for 2016
Venue-hopping all-day festival Dot to Dot has announced its first wave of acts for 2016, including Mystery Jets and The Temper Trap Read more »| 18 Feb 2016
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ReviewsKanye West – The Life of Pablo
The release of Kanye West’s latest LP was never going to be an easy ride; we strap ourselves in for the hip-hop hype of the year. Read more »| 18 Feb 2016 -
Festivals
Outskirts festival announces 2016 line-up
The initial line-up for this year's Outskirts multi-arts festival at Platform in Glasgow has been announced. Read more »| 17 Feb 2016 -
Live Music
Tame Impala / Jagwar Ma @ Manchester Arena
Tame Impala hit Manchester the day after Mark Ronson shared videos for Summer Breaking and Daffodils, two songs he worked on with frontman Kevin Parker for U... Read more »| 17 Feb 2016 -
Live Music
Foals / Everything Everything @ The SSE Hydro, 12 Feb
Everything Everything are on expert form tonight, an overqualified support act blowing the lid off an almost-too-good-to-be-true bill for fans of complex art... Read more »| 17 Feb 2016 -
Live Music
Eliza and the Bear / Into the Ark / Michael Cassidy @ Electric Circus, 11 Feb
It’s hard to say whether Electric Circus being almost at capacity by 7pm is testament to the keenness of the headliner’s fans, or to the respecti... Read more »| 16 Feb 2016 -
Videos
Shepherds – I'm Too True: Video Premiere
Watch the video for I'm Too True, from Atlanta post-punk soul trio Shepherds. Shepherds are led by vocalist and guitarist Jonathan Merenivitch, a member of ... Read more »| 16 Feb 2016 -
Live Music
PINS @ The Hug and Pint, Glasgow, 13 February
If you’ve ever wondered how Norman Greenbaum’s Spirit in the Sky would sound gone deliciously wrong, Manchester’s leather-clad urchins Peac... Read more »| 16 Feb 2016 -
Live Music
Floating Points @ The Ritz, 12 February
Beneath the truly gorgeous spirographic neon display looming over the packed-out Ritz, a slow exposition of eastern-influenced electric piano and warm, melli... Read more »| 15 Feb 2016 -
Live Music
NZCA Lines @ Soup Kitchen, 10 February
For second album Infinite Summer, Michael Lovett fleshes out his electro stratagem with creative support way beyond off-the-shelf hired hand input. To his ri... Read more »| 15 Feb 2016