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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ReviewsColin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld – Never Were the Way She Was
Saxophonist Colin Stetson and violinist Sarah Neufeld, known as much for their prolific collaborations (see: Tom Waits, Bon Iver, Arcade Fire) as their solo ... Read more »| 15 Apr 2015 -
Reviews
Raekwon – Fly International Luxurious Art
After a protracted will-he, won’t-he saga dragged on for much of last year, Raekwon eventually did contribute verses to Wu-Tang Clan’s A Better T... Read more »| 15 Apr 2015 -
InterviewsThe Last Word: Raekwon on F.I.L.A., Cuban Linx at 20 and Wu-Tang's legacy
The Wu-Tang legend shares his thoughts on family, religion, his new record, the twentieth anniversary of Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, and the controversial duo of new Clan records Read more »| 14 Apr 2015 -
ReviewsHusky Rescue – The Long Lost Friend: Special Edition
The fourth album from this Finnish folktronica project gets its first worldwide issue, following a domestic release back in 2013. This special edition comes ... Read more »| 14 Apr 2015 -
Live Music
Out of Body: Gazelle Twin + Carla Mackinnon @ FACT, Liverpool, 9 April
Puberty, a rite of passage that hopefully everyone traverses relatively unscathed, is an awkward process, but a necessary one. It’s trying, and usually... Read more »| 14 Apr 2015 -
Live Music
Hartheim @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 8 April
Hartheim are awash with contradiction. Defined as much by what they are not as by what they are, every note, every grievous lyric ("Your god has so much to a... Read more »| 14 Apr 2015
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Reviews
We Are The City – Violent
There’s a new Mew album due this spring, but if you can’t wait that long the debut album from Canadian three-piece We Are The City might just tid... Read more »| 14 Apr 2015 -
NewsThe Kazimier is set to close: Liverpool reacts
As one of Liverpool's most iconic venues of recent times announces its closure later this year, we ask participants in the local scene what this will mean for the city Read more »| 13 Apr 2015 -
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Track premiere: James Canty - ‘Love’
Listen to a premiere of Love, the title track from the forthcoming EP by Liverpool-based songwriter James Canty. The track, packed with harpsichords, synthe... Read more »| 13 Apr 2015 -
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Track Premiere: Ubre Blanca vs Errors – 'Genuflection'
Ubre Blanca – the Glasgow duo comprised of Remember Remember drummer Andy Brown and Joel Stone (formerly of cult dance-punks Shitdisco) &ndas... Read more »| 10 Apr 2015 -
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Idlewild release 'Every Little Means Trust' video starring Jay Baruchel
Idlewild have released the video for their new single Every Little Means Trust, featuring How To Train Your Dragon and This is the End star Jay Baruchel. Th... Read more »| 10 Apr 2015 -
Reviews
SLUG – RIPE
Who needs rules? On first impressions, North East songwriter Ian Black’s new project SLUG certainly doesn’t. Debut album RIPE is a half-hour psyc... Read more »| 10 Apr 2015 -
Reviews
Enablers – The Rightful Pivot
Pete Simonelli is a remarkable wordsmith. Whether dissecting the discomfort of dysfunctional relationships, or simply amplifying the terror of a late-night e... Read more »| 09 Apr 2015 -
News
Northwest Music News – 9 Apr: Other Worlds Festival, The Kazimier Closing and more
Other Worlds Festival – Five To Watch Blackpool isn't hugely renowned for its experimental music scene, but in curating the first ever Other Worl... Read more »| 09 Apr 2015 -
Interviews
From Here To Infinity: Gnod Interviewed
Killing off psych rock, Gnod have returned with their boldest statement to date. The Skinny taps into the infinity machine Read more »| 09 Apr 2015