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 MusicThe Kills @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 29 Sep
Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart kick off their first UK tour in five years in incendiary style in Manchester Read more »| 04 Oct 2016 -
Live MusicCatholic Action @ King Tut's, 25 Sep
If you thought there was no place for 70s glam rock in 2016, Catholic Action are here to prove you wrong. The Glaswegian four-piece, fronted by the long-lock... Read more »| 04 Oct 2016 -
Live Music
Honeyblood @ The Hug & Pint, 26 Sep
With their second album Babes Never Die out on FatCat in November, Scottish duo Honeyblood are back with a reinvigorated performance that showcases the bulk ... Read more »| 03 Oct 2016 -
ReviewsSleaford Mods – TCR EP
This is the grist, you know, for Mods frontman’s Jason Williamson’s mill. The first new Sleaford Mods music since 2015’s Key Markets couldn... Read more »| 03 Oct 2016 -
ReviewsDead Light – Dead Light
On this inaugural collection of introspective, painterly instrumentals from English duo Anna Rose Carter and Ed Hamilton, incidental noise is just as importa... Read more »| 03 Oct 2016 -
Reviews
The Seshen - Flames & Figures
Imagine Little Dragon recorded a record with Erykah Badu for a DJ set inspired by Stranger Things. Chuck in some FlyLo-style space-travelling, some powe... Read more »| 03 Oct 2016
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Reviews
Conor Oberst – Ruminations
Written in the winter of last year during an extended visit to his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, Conor Oberst’s seventh solo album is his most low-key o... Read more »| 03 Oct 2016 -
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D.D Dumbo – Utopia Defeated
Sometimes true originality takes a while to click. On a first listen, the debut effort from D.D Dumbo, aka Oliver Hugh Perry from Castlemaine, Australia, is ... Read more »| 03 Oct 2016 -
Live Music
Do Not Miss: Future Echoes, Leith Theatre, 1 Oct
Lost Map are throwing an entire day of revelry in the Leith Theatre on Saturday, 1 Oct Future Echoes is a "space-warped cosmic party" which will celebrate t... Read more »| 30 Sep 2016 -
Interviews
Bargain Huntin' with C Duncan
We took a trip through Glasgow's West End to learn how we can all emulate C Duncan's thrifty style. The musician was once slated to put his skills to the tes... Read more »| 30 Sep 2016 -
Interviews
Natural Phenomenon: C Duncan Interviewed
We catch up with C Duncan to talk about the pressure of perfection and his low-budget ethos Read more »| 30 Sep 2016 -
Interviews
Crowning Glory: Introducing Spring King
The ever-restless Manchester band tell The Skinny about the community and competition behind their success Read more »| 30 Sep 2016 -
Reviews
Phantogram – Three
Difficult to argue with Three's convincing lead track, the radio-friendly extravagance that is You Don't Get Me High Anymore. How it whips itself into a dizz... Read more »| 30 Sep 2016 -
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C Duncan – The Midnight Sun
2015 was a time of reckoning for C Duncan; his debut record Architect was swallowed by critical acclaim, headline tours and a Mercury Prize shortlist media f... Read more »| 30 Sep 2016 -
Interviews
On The Trail: Tenement TV Turns Five
Tenement TV mark a whopping half a decade of DIY live music sessions in their West End flat with Tenement Trail, a one day, 50+ band Glasgow spectacular Read more »| 30 Sep 2016