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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NewsForest Swords wins the GIT Award 2014
We report back from the ceremony and concert announcing Forest Swords as the winner of the GIT Award 2014, plus the live concert featuring performances from Ninetails, Ex-Easter Island Head and others, celebrating the musical culture of Merseyside Read more »| 14 Apr 2014 -
InterviewsBreaking The Static: We Came Out Like Tigers Interviewed
Fiercely political and steadfast in their refusal to stand still, Liverpool's We Came Out Like Tigers are an antidote for the times Read more »| 11 Apr 2014 -
Live Music
Therapy? The Garage, Glasgow, 7 April
While the same old talking heads romanticise Britpop’s worst b-sides and exhaustive Nirvana nostalgia draws to its ugly conclusion as pictures of Kurt ... Read more »| 10 Apr 2014 -
ReviewsChad VanGaalen – Shrink Dust
“Cut off both my hands and threw them in the sand,” sings Chad VanGaalen cheerfully, adding: “Watched them swim away from me like a pair of... Read more »| 10 Apr 2014 -
Live MusicManic Street Preachers / The Twilight Sad @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 4 April
In June, the Manics will bring their studio album tally up to an even dozen – impressive considering their one-time pledge to release a doubl... Read more »| 09 Apr 2014 -
Interviews
Raw Power: The Amazing Snakeheads on Amphetamine Ballads
Glasgow's The Amazing Snakeheads like to play no-frills rock and roll hard and fast, but insist they're not as intense as their stage persona suggests. We meet in a bar to talk about James Brown, finding a label and sharing a stout with Martha Reeves Read more »| 09 Apr 2014
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ReviewsThee Oh Sees – Drop
With rumours of a split now thankfully put to bed, John Dwyer and pals get back to doing what they do best: making ear-splitting garage rock that feels like ... Read more »| 09 Apr 2014 -
Reviews
Wye Oak – Shriek
In which the Baltimore duo continue to defy lazy labelling. Shriek, their fourth album, carries on where 2011’s much-lauded Civilian left off, further ... Read more »| 09 Apr 2014 -
Reviews
Elephant – Sky Swimming
Is the recent explosion of boy/girl electro duos a sign of the artistic times or a necessity born of economic downturn? Austerity rock: everybody’s doi... Read more »| 09 Apr 2014 -
Videos
The Skinny at SxSW 2014: Honeyblood – A Day in the Life
In our second installment from SxSW 2014, we spent a day with Honeyblood, following them through the streets of Austin. An intimate peek behind the scenes of... Read more »| 08 Apr 2014 -
Reviews
Heterotic – Weird Drift
It's scarcely a year since Heterotic released their debut Love & Devotion, combining the production talents of Mu boss Mike Paradinas and wife Lara Rix-M... Read more »| 08 Apr 2014 -
Festivals
UK Festivals: Summer in the City
As the UK gears up for the kick-off of the festival season, we focus in on in-the-city, showcase and one-day events, and speak to Factory Floor, Daniel Avery, East India Youth and Slam about their highlights Read more »| 07 Apr 2014 -
Videos
Music Video Premiere: Blood Relatives - A Murder of Crows
The Skinny magazine presents the official video for A Murder of Crows by Glasgow's Blood Relatives Read more »| 06 Apr 2014 -
Festivals
The SxSW Diaries: Casual Sex vs Texas
Co-starring Gus Fring, an irate Russian taxi driver and a couple of dutiful canines, Casual Sex drummer Chris McCrory underlines the band's South by Southwest debut with a full and frank account of their collective experience Read more »| 04 Apr 2014 -
Videos
Ten Rapid: New videos from Cloud Nothings, Liars, Throwing Muses, LAW and more
A week in music videos, with Cloud Nothings having a girly sleepover, Liars in a geometric fantasy world, Throwing Muses on an animated quest, White Denim in a cowboy-themed GIF dance-off, and LAW defining the meaning of O.G. Read more »| 04 Apr 2014