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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ReviewsDeap Vally – Femejism
LA rockers and crochet enthusiasts Deap Vally return with loud, sludgy, stadium-filling rock’n’roll on Femejism, but not much new ground is ... Read more »| 08 Sep 2016 -
VideosVideo Premiere: EMILIE - Eyes For You
Watch Edinburgh-based EMILIE's new video for single Eyes For You, ahead of her debut EP later this month Emily Atkinson's unabashedly creepy video documents... Read more »| 08 Sep 2016 -
OpinionWe're Breaking Up: Bands Who Need to Quit
It's not us, it's them Read more »| 07 Sep 2016 -
Live Music
Teenage Fanclub @ Liquid Room, 6 Sep
When the aliens finally do arrive, pointing their fancy rayguns in our faces as they demand to see our most valuable cultural artefacts (what are they like, ... Read more »| 07 Sep 2016 -
Festivals
Five to see at Liverpool Psych Fest 2016
Unsure where to start with Psych Fest's impressively eclectic line-up? Here are some of our favourites Read more »| 07 Sep 2016 -
Reviews
Preoccupations – Preoccupations
Given the circumstances surrounding its inception, it’s no wonder that Preoccupations seems so humourless at times. When Viet Cong succumbed ... Read more »| 07 Sep 2016
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Live Music
Live music in Liverpool this week: 7-13 Sep
Eleanor Friedberger leads the week's gig highlights, alongside a plethora of punk sounds for your delectation: another busy week on the live music front Read more »| 07 Sep 2016 -
Live Music
Thee Oh Sees @ Leeds University Stylus, 3 Sep
It’s no surprise that Thee Oh Sees’ show at the 1000-capacity Leeds Uni Stylus is a sell-out tonight. Of course, with persistence comes success, ... Read more »| 07 Sep 2016 -
FilmAndrew Dominik on Nick Cave & One More Time With Feeling
Australian director Andrew Dominik recalls his first time meeting Nick Cave, and explains how his Cave doc One More Time With Feeling is really a f... Read more »| 07 Sep 2016 -
Live Music
Animal Collective @ O2 Academy Liverpool, 3 Sep
A huge pair of cardboard scissors hang from the ceiling as Animal Collective take to the stage flanked by some equally large Easter Island-esque faces &ndash... Read more »| 07 Sep 2016 -
Live Music
Live music in Manchester this week: 7-13 Sep
Eleanor Friedberger, Teenage Fanclub, Shield Patterns and Club Kuru all tour their latest stuff, while Now Wave and Strange Days join forces for an mini fest that packs a mighty punch through the likes of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Read more »| 07 Sep 2016 -
Live Music
M. Ward @ Gorilla, Manchester, 1 Sep
The indie folk stalwart finally returns to Manchester - and brings his boisterous side Read more »| 07 Sep 2016 -
Interviews
Take Care: How To Dress Well Interviewed
Tom Krell dives into the weird dreams and holistic intentions behind Care, How To Dress Well's fourth – and bravest – album Tom Krell is doing s... Read more »| 06 Sep 2016 -
Reviews
Mykki Blanco – Mykki
Unlike their experimental mixtapes, Mykki Blanco's first full-length solo release doesn't leave much to hold on to. The New York performance artist and ... Read more »| 06 Sep 2016 -
FestivalsGet to Know: Peaness
Meet Chester's wonderfully named Peaness (think about it), who play a brand new festival this September Read more »| 06 Sep 2016