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 MusicDaughter @ Academy, Manchester, 24 Oct
For a band known for their intimate sound, it’s exciting to see Daughter grow. Instead of retreating into the formula that made If You Leave a suc... Read more »| 01 Nov 2016 -
Live MusicWarpaint @ Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 23 Oct
Although huge billboards in Los Angeles raise their silhouettes across their home town's skyline, Warpaint's third album Heads Up has caused some f... Read more »| 01 Nov 2016 -
Live MusicJohn Carpenter @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 22 Oct
There are three stars of John Carpenter's Saturday night showcase at Usher Hall: the backing band, the material, and the inimitable Horror Master himsel... Read more »| 01 Nov 2016 -
InterviewsGolden Days: Whitney interviewed
Guitarist Max Ehrlich walks us through the tortured whirlwind that birthed one of 2016's finest debuts, Whitney's Light Upon the Lake Read more »| 01 Nov 2016 -
Live Music
Warpaint @ Liverpool Music Week, 27 Oct
Californian quartet Warpaint lay waste to the Grand Central Dome at LMW 2016 Read more »| 31 Oct 2016 -
Playlists
Honeyblood's Five Game-Changing Albums
With second album Babes Never Die on the way, Honeyblood guitarist Stina Tweeddale talks us through five albums which have influenced the two-piece The Bree... Read more »| 31 Oct 2016
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Interviews
Babes Never Die: Honeyblood interviewed
We speak to Honeyblood's Stina Tweeddale and Cat Myers about the dreaded second album syndrome, drawing inspiration from Britpop, and the meaning behind the mantra Babes Never Die Read more »| 31 Oct 2016 -
Interviews
Green Party: Introducing Cabbage
Racking up support across the board, politically-minded post-punk outfit Cabbage seem destined for bigger things. Lyricist Joe Martin discusses their craft and what's next for the five-piece Read more »| 31 Oct 2016 -
Live Music
Peter Broderick @ St Michael's, Manchester, 22 Oct
Peter Broderick is deceptively young for such an old hand. When all the relics of the 29-year-old’s career are tallied—folksy songwriting, instru... Read more »| 31 Oct 2016 -
Live Music
Jagwar Ma @ Academy 2, Manchester, 21 Oct
You’ve had the worst day. Not just a bad day at work. A real dozen kicks to the balls kind of a day. And Jagwar Ma are there to take you into their lov... Read more »| 31 Oct 2016 -
Live Music
Selector Dub Narcotic @ Nexus, Manchester, 21 Oct
2016's been a right old twat of a year, hasn't it? Just ask Calvin Johnson. In February of this year, it was reported that K Records, the legendary... Read more »| 28 Oct 2016 -
Reviews
Lambchop – FLOTUS
Kurt Wagner goes full Bon Iver on Lambchop's most adventurous record to date. Read more »| 28 Oct 2016 -
Reviews
XAM Duo – XAM Duo
XAM Duo is the self-titled debut from Hookworms' Matthew Benn and Deadwall’s Christopher Duffin. Comprising six tracks in total, it’s a collectio... Read more »| 28 Oct 2016 -
Interviews
Tropical Punch: Introducing Indigo Velvet
We chat with upcoming Edinburgh-based four piece about their genre-defying sound, upcoming tour, and their ambitions Read more »| 28 Oct 2016 -
Reviews
Honeyblood – Babes Never Die
Glasgow’s Honeyblood, aka Stina Tweeddale and Cat Myers, are back with sophomore album Babes Never Die, a follow-up to 2014’s self-titled debut. ... Read more »| 28 Oct 2016