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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OpinionA Week in Records: Lee Bannon, Sleaford Mods, Prefuse 73...
As the music world is battered into line with a new international album release date each Friday, our Music team present a weekly digest of five recommendations, from Ninja Tune stalwart Lee Bannon to latter-day firestarters Sleaford Mods Read more »| 06 Jul 2015 -
ReviewsAdrian Younge presents – Twelve Reasons To Die II (starring Ghostface Killah)
"Ayo I’m back blowin’ dust off the vinyl, I got twelve more reasons to die, snap your spinal," Ghostface Killah raps, announcing the second insta... Read more »| 06 Jul 2015 -
Reviews
Admiral Fallow – Tiny Rewards
There’s something crystalline about Tiny Rewards: maybe it’s frontman Louis Abbott’s clear tenor reaching upwards (paired often with Sarah ... Read more »| 06 Jul 2015 -
Reviews
C Duncan – Architect
"I’ll take you everywhere I go … I’ll take you everywhere I know," C Duncan sings on Here To There. By the time we get to this track, on t... Read more »| 06 Jul 2015 -
InterviewsAn Asphalt Haunting: Introducing Man of Moon
Young Edinburgh two-piece Man of Moon have been enticing audiences for a while. But now, with their debut single The Road/This World about to be released, lunar orbit beckons Read more »| 03 Jul 2015 -
News
Viet Cong, Josh T. Pearson and Mikal Cronin with Strings & Horns join Utrecht's Le Guess Who? 2015
Sets by Deerhunter, Faust, Destroyer and a strand curated by drone godfathers SunnO))) head up the brilliantly eclectic line-up for the four-day Le Guess Who... Read more »| 01 Jul 2015
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Live Music
AC/DC @ Hampden Park, Glasgow, 28 June
When you’re a band that’s been around as long as AC/DC, you’re no stranger to your own strengths and weaknesses. “I hope you came for... Read more »| 01 Jul 2015 -
Reviews
Teen Men – Teen Men
Teen Men should be easy to write off as mere zeitgeist imitators: spikey muted guitar, afropop percussion, a lush production complete with what sounds like h... Read more »| 01 Jul 2015 -
ReviewsRatatat – Magnifique
Magnifique, the fifth album from Brooklyn-based duo Ratatat, discontinues the naming convention set up with LP3 and LP4. But it could comfortably be called L... Read more »| 01 Jul 2015 -
Festivals
Northwest Festival Watch – July 2015
It’s a chocka month, so let’s dispense with setting up camp and get crackin’. Much like at a real festival Read more »| 01 Jul 2015 -
Live Music
Natalie Prass @ The Deaf Institute, 25 June
The L.A. singer-songwriter brings a half-baked version of her excellent debut to Manchester Read more »| 01 Jul 2015 -
Reviews
Tame Impala – Currents
For the past few years Tame Impala, aka the one-man studio machine Keven Parker, have been steadily redefining psychedelic rock for a millennial audience. Th... Read more »| 01 Jul 2015 -
FestivalsLiverpool Psych Fest: New wave of artists announced
The Skinny is delighted to exclusively announce the acts playing the Cardinal Fuzz Sonic Attack stage at Liverpool Psych Fest in September. Manchester three... Read more »| 30 Jun 2015 -
Reviews
Lee Bannon – Pattern of Excel
Turns out this’ll be the last album from the artist formerly known as Lee Bannon; from now on he’ll be working under the name “¬ b&rdqu... Read more »| 30 Jun 2015 -
Live Music
Scottish Gig Highlights – July 2015
It's festival fever this month as T In The Park, Kelburn Garden Party and Wickerman return, while Wild Beasts play Edinburgh and Cannibal Ox visit Glasgow. Read more »| 30 Jun 2015