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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Live MusicLive music in Liverpool this week: 15-21 Feb
Hotly-tipped R'n'B stars, country singers on the rise and a whole load of pop-punk: the best gigs in Liverpool over the next seven days Read more »| 15 Feb 2017 -
ReviewsThe Pigeon Detectives – Broken Glances
Say what you want about The Pigeon Detectives but they’ve stuck at it. The Leeds five-piece’s career after their platinum selling debut album Wai... Read more »| 15 Feb 2017 -
Live Music
Julian Cope @ Gorilla, Manchester, 10 Feb
Taking to Gorilla’s stage – itself formed from rags and patches of what look like safety deposit boxes – like the sole survivor of a n... Read more »| 14 Feb 2017 -
Live MusicAndy Shauf @ Gullivers, Manchester, 9 Feb
Like his music, Andy Shauf’s entrance is endearingly understated. As the band politely shuffle their way through the crowd and onto the stage, pre-show... Read more »| 14 Feb 2017 -
Reviews
Crystal Fairy – Crystal Fairy
“Written and recorded over pho while watching cannibal movies” is how Omar Rodriguez-Lopez explains supergroup Crystal Fairy’s debut LP, an... Read more »| 14 Feb 2017 -
Reviews
Undo – Undo
Formed in 2016, Glasgow four-piece Undo make quite the racket. In point of fact, on first listen, they probably sound as noisy and ramshackle as any rocking ... Read more »| 14 Feb 2017
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Festivals
Kelburn Garden Party reveals 2017 line-up
The first bands for this year's Kelburn Garden Party festival have been revealed Read more »| 14 Feb 2017 -
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Mt. Doubt – Tourists: Track Premiere
Listen to the new Mt. Doubt track Tourists Read more »| 14 Feb 2017 -
Live Music
Kate Nash @ Oran Mor, Glasgow, 7 Feb
It’s been four years since Kate Nash graced our fair city with her all-female band playing to a packed King Tuts at the height of her riot grrrl renais... Read more »| 14 Feb 2017 -
News
Parra For Cuva – Mood in C: Track Premiere
Listen to the new Parra For Cuva track Mood in C Read more »| 14 Feb 2017 -
Playlists
An Anti-Valentine's Day Playlist
Angry about all the liars and the dirty dirty cheats out there? Get down to these sick beats this Valentine's Day, with an anti-Val selection from The Skinny... Read more »| 14 Feb 2017 -
Live Music
Scottish Gigs of the Week: 14-20 Feb
Synths, slacker-pop and top-drawer emo all feature in this week's Edinburgh and Glasgow gig guide Read more »| 13 Feb 2017 -
Reviews
Alasdair Roberts – Pangs
Almost two decades into an entertainingly spasmodic career, Alasdair Roberts shows no sign of settling into the well-worn groove of anything approaching a tr... Read more »| 13 Feb 2017 -
Music VideosUNDO – Paint Me: Video Premiere
Watch the video for UNDO's new track Paint Me Read more »| 13 Feb 2017 -
News
Reform Radio: International Women's Day takeover
Mica Millar will also headline a live performance as part of the station's IWD celebrations Read more »| 13 Feb 2017