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 MusicWild Beasts @ O2 Apollo, Manchester, 16 Feb
The Kendal quartet bid Manchester a farewell stirring enough to make you wonder whether they've made the right decision Read more »| 20 Feb 2018 -
Live MusicScottish Music Highlights: 20-27 Feb
From pop classics given jazzy makeovers, and gigs in art galleries, to psychedelic Aussies and festivals up mountains, there's an eclectic mix on offer across Scotland this week Read more »| 20 Feb 2018 -
Live MusicFranz Ferdinand @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 17 Feb
A long queue snakes its way around the Glasgow O2 Academy as hometown heroes Franz Ferdinand return to a rapturous response Read more »| 20 Feb 2018 -
Reviews
Grant-Lee Phillips – Widdershins
Grant-Lee Phillips latest album Widdershins is a finely wrought collection of songs Read more »| 20 Feb 2018 -
New Music
Alluri – Naato Vastavaa (Track Premiere)
Take a first listen to the new track from London-based Hyderabadi songwriter Alluri Read more »| 20 Feb 2018 -
Reviews
Lionlimb – Tape Recorder
On Tape Recorder, Lionlimb's core strength are their sprawling arrangements full of vast instrumentation Read more »| 20 Feb 2018
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ReviewsDucking Punches – Alamort
Newly realised as a four-piece, Norwich's Ducking Punches are clearly striving for something bigger and better with their latest album, Alamort Read more »| 19 Feb 2018 -
Live Music
Nick Hakim @ King Tuts, Glasgow, 16 Feb
From unexpected flute-playing to vocoder solos, Nick Hakim and his band offer an energetic performance to an unfortunately unruly crowd at King Tut's tonight Read more »| 19 Feb 2018 -
Reviews
U.S. Girls – In a Poem Unlimited
With In a Poem Unlimited, Meghan Remy's U.S. Girls have created a timeless gem of an album that is about as powerful as pop music can be Read more »| 19 Feb 2018 -
Reviews
Geowulf – Great Big Blue
Despite all their potential, Geowulf's debut album Great Big Blue unfortunately falls short Read more »| 19 Feb 2018 -
Live Music
Meursault @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 17 Feb
In honour of the tenth anniversary of their debut album, Pissing on Bonfires / Kissing With Tongues is played front-to-back reimagined through the lens of 2018 Meursault with just a few surprises along the way Read more »| 19 Feb 2018 -
Reviews
Mint Field – Pasar de las Luces
The Tijuana duo announce their arrival with an impressive and immersive debut Read more »| 19 Feb 2018 -
Live Music
Iron & Wine @ Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 15 Feb
Sam Beam's return to Manchester with Iron & Wine is by turns entertaining and frustrating Read more »| 19 Feb 2018 -
Reviews
Zed Penguin – A Ghost, A Beast
A Ghost, A Beast is tactful and tactless, with just the right amounts of both revealing the expert showmanship of a band whose hard-won debut sounds nothing like a first attempt Read more »| 19 Feb 2018 -
New Music
I Am Oak – Will I Wake (Video Premiere)
Watch the stunning hand-drawn animated new video for I Am Oak's latest single Will I Wake Read more »| 19 Feb 2018