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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NewsT Break: United Fruit and Hector Bizerk look back
As T Break opens for submissions from Scotland's up-and-coming bands, United Fruit's Marco Panagopoulos and Hector Bizerk's Louie tell us what playing the showcase stage at T in the Park did for their careers Read more »| 07 Mar 2014 -
PlaylistsCloud Sounds #8: Don't Mess With Texas
We speak exclusively to 'G' Hastings of Young Fathers about his band's SXSW appearance, and present a curated playlist of a few favourites playing at this year's festival, which kicks off tomorrow Read more »| 06 Mar 2014 -
ReviewsFrancois and the Atlas Mountains – Piano Ombre
A band picking up where a previous album left off can often be a point of frustration and the sound of a band stagnating, but in the case of Franç... Read more »| 06 Mar 2014 -
ReviewsMachines in Heaven – bordersbreakdown
The plentiful supply of electro-pop cascading from Glasgow shows no sign of drying up. With Miaoux Miaoux becoming the city's go-to producer and CHVRCHES n... Read more »| 05 Mar 2014 -
Interviews
Howling at the Moon: Future Islands' Samuel T. Herring navigates breakups and bruising tour schedules on Singles
The Baltimore trio return with an improbable synthpop masterpiece to revive a spiritless generation Read more »| 05 Mar 2014 -
Live Music
Claudio Simonetti's Goblin / Golden Teacher @ Òran Mór, 27 February
Glasgow's Golden Teacher haven't been given enough time to showcase their wares in this support slot. Each slab of their Afro-futurist house, filtered t... Read more »| 05 Mar 2014
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Reviews
Jimi Goodwin – Odludek
Despite spending the best part of his career fronting a band named Doves, Jimi Goodwin isn’t a fan of inhabiting pigeonholes. He’s been talking u... Read more »| 05 Mar 2014 -
Live MusicThee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra @ Òran Mór, 25 February
A Silver Mount Zion travel from Canada to channel musical splendour and poetic insight, only to be let down by a gammy volume knob Read more »| 05 Mar 2014 -
Reviews
Free Nelson Mandoomjazz – The Shape of Doomjazz to Come
Those who investigate the bleak and heavy terrain of Edinburgh jazz/metal fusionists Free Nelson Mandoomjazz will find a lot to enjoy. The guitarist's powerf... Read more »| 05 Mar 2014 -
Live Music
Northwest Gig Highlights – March 2014
After the ordeal of January and February, were you planning on putting away dollar for that summer trip you planned? With Dean Blunt landing in Manchester and François & the Atlas Mountains dropping into Liverpool for a visit, you might wanna think twice Read more »| 04 Mar 2014 -
Live Music
Claudio Simonetti's Goblin, Gorilla, Manchester, 26 February
“And on keyboards… Claudio Simonetti!” Not many musicians would finish their band introductions by then introducing themselves, but then, ... Read more »| 04 Mar 2014 -
Festivals
Notes from the Field: Festival Season in Europe and the USA
Warpaint, Daniel Avery and St. Vincent look forward to spending the summer in a field; we preview the best international events, and speak to the top booker at Primavera Sound about legacy bands, rising stars, and the future of the festival in Europe Read more »| 04 Mar 2014 -
Reviews
The War on Drugs – Lost in the Dream
Lost in the Dream may eventually turn out to be the point where The War on Drugs escape references to former member and slacker poster-boy Kurt Vile. While h... Read more »| 04 Mar 2014 -
Interviews
Turn Up The Mermaid Tail: Introducing BDY_PRTS
Jenny Reeve and Jill O'Sullivan are no strangers to the stage or studio in Glasgow, but it took a Perthshire snow storm to bring them together as BDY_PRTS Read more »| 04 Mar 2014 -
Reviews
BONG – Stoner Rock
BONG have always considered themselves a separate entity from the so-called "stoner rock" scene; their sonic manifesto is less aggressive and direct than mos... Read more »| 04 Mar 2014