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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ReviewsHidden Orchestra – Dawn Chorus
Joe Acheson latest full-length is an adventurous foray into the musical interpolation of field recordings. Read more »| 06 Jun 2017 -
ReviewsBeth Ditto – Fake Sugar
Gossip fans beware, this is not the same Beth Ditto that used to belt out garage-punk bangers; this is a brand new, mature Beth Ditto and this Beth Ditto is ... Read more »| 06 Jun 2017 -
Live Music
Minus the Bear @ Stereo, Glasgow, 2 Jun
A band whose name comes from an in-joke about a bj but whose gigs attract basements full of grown men, Minus the Bear are like one of those reversible puppet... Read more »| 05 Jun 2017 -
Live MusicThe Afghan Whigs @ O2 ABC, 27 May
In defence of the Afghan Whigs, Cup Final day and another big rock gig at the Hydro (Kiss, in this instance) make for tough competition, but even so the O2 A... Read more »| 05 Jun 2017 -
Reviews
Cigarettes After Sex – Cigarettes After Sex
Brooklyn’s Cigarettes After Sex make the kind of music you might well expect from their moniker: hazy, ambient indie designed for the reflective moment... Read more »| 05 Jun 2017 -
Live Music
Savage Mansion @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 26 May
Savage Mansion is a Glasgow based rock band that contains well known faces from the city's prolific music scene. Taking to the stage on a sweaty Friday night... Read more »| 05 Jun 2017
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ReviewsBig Thief – Capacity
Brooklyn-based indie band Big Thief’s second album Capacity, released by Omaha’s famous Saddle Creek label, shows that despite their name they ar... Read more »| 05 Jun 2017 -
Reviews
Anathema – The Optimist
Anathema have come a long, long way – starting out as what is now generally regarded as a not very good rock band back in 1993 and shifting gradually o... Read more »| 05 Jun 2017 -
Reviews
London Grammar – Truth is a Beautiful Thing
In retrospect, the breathless anticipation which preempted London Grammar’s debut wasn’t so surprising given the timing. Released in 2013, If You... Read more »| 05 Jun 2017 -
ReviewsThe Ruby Suns – Sprite Fountain
The painting on the cover of The Ruby Suns’ new record is an apt depiction of the moment just before you hit play. Like much of Ryan McPhun’s bac... Read more »| 05 Jun 2017 -
Reviews
Denai Moore – We Used to Bloom
Much like Solange’s A Seat at the Table, Denai Moore’s second album We Used to Bloom revolves around personal growth and self-acceptance, documen... Read more »| 05 Jun 2017 -
News
Manchfester: 100 punk shows and counting
Manchester punk promoters Moving North celebrate 100 shows in the city with an alldayer at Gullivers on 10 June Read more »| 02 Jun 2017 -
New Music
Callum Easter – Promises: Video Premiere
Watch the video for Callum Easter's Promises Read more »| 02 Jun 2017 -
New Music
Shadowlark – Control (Video Premiere)
Watch the latest video from Leeds' Shadowlark Read more »| 02 Jun 2017 -
Live Music
Erasure @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 28 May
There are enthusiastic audiences and there are Erasure audiences. Largely ‘mature’ – youthful faces are few and far between –&nb... Read more »| 01 Jun 2017