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 MusicDiscopolis / The Little Kicks / Miaoux Miaoux @ Electric Circus, 30 August
Tonight, good things come in threes. No, not the £3 cocktails; the Circus is spoiling us with an adroitly curated trio. Julian Corrie opens confidently... Read more »| 05 Sep 2013 -
InterviewsInterview: 65daysofstatic return with Wild Light
Five albums, a relentless touring schedule, a film score and a confusing name have not dulled the fire in 65daysofstatic's belly. Paul Wolinski gives voice to an instrumental band Read more »| 05 Sep 2013 -
Reviews
Sebadoh – Defend Yourself
Lou Barlow's place in rock lore is already sealed via Dinosaur Jr basslines and fronting cult heroes Sebadoh, so the 47-year-old can just put his feet up, ri... Read more »| 04 Sep 2013 -
ReviewsThe Stepkids – Troubadour
The second LP from this Connecticut trio plays with jazz, soul and vintage pop signatures in a glossy, superficial manner that struggles to extend its emotio... Read more »| 04 Sep 2013 -
Interviews
The Art of Letting Go: RM Hubbert on Breaks & Bone
After a duo of acclaimed records inspired by loss and reconnections, RM Hubbert explains why third solo album Breaks & Bone is about moving on Read more »| 04 Sep 2013 -
InterviewsThree in the Room: Dom Butler on Factory Floor's steady evolution
Factory Floor’s self-titled debut LP is one of the most anticipated of 2013. The band's Dom Butler describes how they had to go against instinct in order to finish it Read more »| 04 Sep 2013
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Reviews
Sky Larkin – Motto
Every track on Motto could serve as a fine introduction to Sky Larkin’s brand of dynamic indie rock – and given neither The Golden Spike nor Kale... Read more »| 04 Sep 2013 -
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King Khan and the Shrines – Idle No More
This Berlin-based collective, known for their anarchic live performances, combine influences including Sun Ra, James Brown, the Velvet Underground and the Mo... Read more »| 04 Sep 2013 -
Reviews
RM Hubbert – Breaks & Bone
Stripping arrangements back to one man and a guitar again (after the broader, guest-filled canvas of Thirteen Lost & Found), Breaks & Bone firmly und... Read more »| 04 Sep 2013 -
Reviews
Jesu – Everyday I Get Closer To The Light From Which I Came
2011's Ascension showcased the guitar-led melancholia present on past Jesu staples, but it lacked the awe-inspiring sense of atmosphere that made Justin Broa... Read more »| 04 Sep 2013 -
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Manic Street Preachers – Rewind the Film
With five singers and a musical style that veers from folk, through motown via euphoric indie rock and back to cinematic brooding, the Manics' eleventh album... Read more »| 04 Sep 2013 -
Reviews
CHVRCHES – The Bones Of What You Believe
CHVRCHES full-length debut is one of the most eagerly anticipated releases of 2013, partly due to the familiarity of such slices of perfect synth-pop as The ... Read more »| 04 Sep 2013 -
Reviews
Crystal Stilts – Nature Noir
Nature Noir – New York post-punks Crystal Stilts' third LP in the decade they’ve been together – may shed some of the bluesier element... Read more »| 04 Sep 2013 -
Live Music
David Byrne & St. Vincent @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 29 Aug
The suit’s closer fitting and his hair’s long silvered over, but otherwise the David Byrne standing on the Concert Hall’s stage tonight is ... Read more »| 03 Sep 2013 -
Playlists
Under the Influence: Jason Newsted
Raised in Metallica's ranks for 14 years, one of heavy metal's great ambassadors presents a personal guide to “some of the building blocks of what our music has become." Strap in... Read more »| 03 Sep 2013