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 MusicSaint Etienne/The Pastels @ The Art School, 23 June
So the referendum popped round and did a massive Brexit, right then and there on the living room carpet. It didn’t have to be this way, and both The Pa... Read more »| 29 Jun 2016 -
InterviewsBe Charlotte: Dundee's new pop revolutionary
It's a long way from Dundee to Austin, Texas, but that's just one career milestone that Charlotte Brimner has already taken in her stride. We talk to the inn... Read more »| 29 Jun 2016 -
Live Music
Car Seat Headrest @ Broadcast, 23 June
James Hindle of The Pooches has left his bandmates at home for his opening set tonight. The songwriter has just an acoustic guitar for company, but fills the... Read more »| 29 Jun 2016 -
ReviewsCold Pumas – The Hanging Valley
Ah, yes – indie pop. Swirling guitars, motorcycle bass, twee (in places) but also beholden to liveliness (and therefore life-affirming), zipping along ... Read more »| 29 Jun 2016 -
Live Music
Ty Segall & The Muggers @ The Art School, 22 June
The trauma begins with the delinquent racket of Ausmuteants. The four-piece rip through a short, sharp support set heavy on primitive rhymes, synth blasts an... Read more »| 28 Jun 2016 -
Things To Do
Live music in Manchester this week: 29 Jun - 6 Jul
While the week's undisputed highlight – Beck at the Albert Hall – sold out long ago, there’s still plenty to sink those music-loving teeth ... Read more »| 28 Jun 2016
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Festivals
John Carpenter brings tour to Edinburgh & Liverpool
Horror director and composer John Carpenter will perform some of his iconic film scores on an expanded tour of the UK in October Read more »| 28 Jun 2016 -
Live MusicWild Nothing @ CCA Glasgow, 15 June
Pop music is a tricky beast; a delicate dance between panache and authenticity. Fear Of Men take both qualities by the horns, delivering up an impassioned pe... Read more »| 27 Jun 2016 -
Reviews
Bat for Lashes – The Bride
It was the sinister melodies of the Mercury-nominated Fur and Gold that first brought Natasha Khan to prominence nearly ten years ago. Its beat-laden fo... Read more »| 27 Jun 2016 -
Live Music
Mbongwana Star @ Band On The Wall, 23 June
Occasionally, events don’t unfold in the way you expect them to. Mbongwana Star’s From Kinshasa is an eerie, innovative, moody, nocturnal LP, dra... Read more »| 27 Jun 2016 -
Festivals
Anna Meredith heads MOSI female artists residency
Brighter Sound, in collaboration with Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry, are inviting young female musicians from across Manchester to join celebrated composer Anna Meredith in a residency to create new work Read more »| 27 Jun 2016 -
Opinion
The Skinny's Albums of 2016: Mid-year report
In need of some cheery news? Look no further – from Anna Meredith's blindsiding debut to Matmos' ecstatic love-letter to the washing machine, ten writers on LPs that have rocked our domes so far in 2016. Read more »| 24 Jun 2016 -
Live Music
Tour de Force: Vukovi at Download Festival
Fearless Kilwinning quartet Vukovi take us behind the scenes on their recent pilgrimage to Donington Park for Download Festival Read more »| 24 Jun 2016 -
Reviews
Metronomy – Summer 08
Joe Mount finds the not-so-distant past as a ripe source of inspiration on Summer 08. With four albums in his arsenal, each taking Metronomy’s penchant... Read more »| 23 Jun 2016 -
Reviews
The Avalanches – Wildflower
16 years (count 'em!) since their sample-structured neon masterpiece Since I Left You – Paul's Boutique as filtered through big bea... Read more »| 23 Jun 2016