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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InterviewsRaw 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 -
Reviews
Thee 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 -
ReviewsElephant – 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
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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 -
VideosMusic 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 -
FestivalsThe 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 -
News
The Pictish Trail, Golden Teacher and Ben UFO join lineup for the East End Social
New additions for Chemikal Underground's ambitious East End Social project, including Lost Map stars The Pictish Trail, Monoganon and Tuff Love, indie supergroup The New Mendicants, Golden Teacher, Optimo, Ben UFO and Todd Terje Read more »| 03 Apr 2014 -
Playlists
Cloud Sounds #12: UNKLE vs Radkey, Chad Van Gaalen, Illum Sphere, Esben and the Witch
Our Music team's weekly playlist also includes new tracks from Flatbush Zombies, Illum Sphere, Horse Thief, Bob Mould, a recovered Nick Drake gem, Down, and the late Frankie Knuckles remixes Hercules & Love Affair Read more »| 03 Apr 2014 -
Reviews
Chain And The Gang – Minimum Rock N Roll
“What are you in here for?” croons Ian Svenonius dolefully; half-welcoming us back into his band’s secret universe, whilst also digging an ... Read more »| 03 Apr 2014 -
Live Music
Tim Hecker / Julianna Barwick @ RNCM, Manchester, 1 April
For a festival concerned with all things digital, the organisers of FutureEverything couldn’t have put together a more innovative pair of musicians tha... Read more »| 03 Apr 2014 -
Interviews
Quiet Revolution: Slint's David Pajo and Brian McMahan revisit Spiderland
As Touch & Go prepare to release a remastered and expanded version of Slint's seminal 1991 album Spiderland, we speak to the band's David Pajo and Brian McMahan about their early career, the worth of nostalgia, and Louisville's special brand of craziness Read more »| 03 Apr 2014