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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ReviewsJohn Carpenter – Lost Themes
Semi-retired from the film industry, Hollywood’s loss becomes your record collection’s gain as The Master of Horror – long considered a pro... Read more »| 28 Jan 2015 -
ReviewsCrushed Beaks – Scatter
Crushed Beaks' invigorating debut offers a bracing antidote to those proliferating and profiting via the UK indie scene's current predilection for so-called ... Read more »| 28 Jan 2015 -
News
East India Youth announces new album Culture of Volume
London-based electronic producer William Doyle, better known as East India Youth, has announced the release date and tracklisting for his second album Cultur... Read more »| 27 Jan 2015 -
Live Music
BC Camplight @ Gorilla, Manchester, 23 January
When Brian Christinzio reminds us early on that he was thinking of going away permanently, the idea is still unimaginable. There is a swell of local support ... Read more »| 27 Jan 2015 -
Live MusicEmmy the Great @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 23 January
A quickfire set from Emma-Lee Moss demonstrates serious promise for her overdue third solo record Read more »| 27 Jan 2015 -
Interviews
The Dark is Rising: Hartheim interviewed
As compelling Manchester collective Hartheim prepare to release their debut EP, they tell The Skinny why challenging the mainstream is high on their agenda Read more »| 27 Jan 2015
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Live Music
Celtic Connections: From Scotland With Love – King Creosote / Tiny Ruins, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 22 January
A sell-out 2,400-plus crowd restless for the second half doesn’t make an easy support slot for understated Kiwi trio, Tiny Ruins. But their back-toned ... Read more »| 27 Jan 2015 -
Reviews
Darren Hayman – Chants for Socialists
London Grammar and First Aid Kit can rest easy: certainly, their dubious status as David Cameron's favourite bands is unlikely to be challenged by Darren Hay... Read more »| 27 Jan 2015 -
NewsThe Twilight Sad top Scottish Blogs and Music Sites ‘Album of 2014’ poll
Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave by The Twilight Sad has been named as Scotland’s bloggers and music writers’ favourite album of... Read more »| 26 Jan 2015 -
Festivals
Sufjan Stevens, Tame Impala, The War on Drugs to headline End of the Road festival
Detroit folk singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens will play his first ever UK festival show at this year’s End of the Road festival in Dorset, after being ... Read more »| 26 Jan 2015 -
Music Videos
Music Video Premiere: Last Harbour – Before The Ritual
We're pleased to premiere the video for Before the Ritual by Manchester six-piece Last Harbour, taken from their forthcoming album Caul. The band recor... Read more »| 26 Jan 2015 -
Reviews
The Dodos – Individ
The ever-pleasant Dodos return to the fray with their sixth album, and it’s something of a gear shift. Conceived in the immediate aftermath of 2013&rsq... Read more »| 26 Jan 2015 -
Festivals
Thurston Moore Band, Evian Christ join Liverpool Sound City line-up
A clutch of new names have been added to the bill for this year’s Liverpool Sound City festival at the city’s Bramley Moore Dock in May. Merseys... Read more »| 26 Jan 2015 -
Live MusicAlgernon Doll / Manuscripts / Star Rover @ Banshee Labyrinth, 21 January
In Edinburgh’s tiny sweatbox the Banshee Labyrinth, the taut, stuttering rhythms of three piece Star Rover recall hardcore legends Quicksand with ... Read more »| 23 Jan 2015 -
News
Chvrches, Mogwai, The Twilight Sad members sign up for Big Sell charity event
Members of some of Scotland’s top bands will join Big Issue sellers on the streets of Glasgow and Edinburgh next month in support of the International ... Read more »| 23 Jan 2015