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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ReviewsMatthew Herbert – The End of Silence
Utilising a single ten-second audio recording as the sole sound source for an entire LP, Matthew Herbert has created one of his boldest and most thought-prov... Read more »| 11 Jun 2013 -
ReviewsAnna Von Hausswolff – Ceremony
If you think the title of Ceremony’s opening instrumental Epitaph of Theodor sounds grandiose, wait till you hear its brooding church organ melody... Read more »| 11 Jun 2013 -
Live MusicMount Eerie, Nice 'n' Sleazy, 21 May
The endearing Phil Elverum returns to Glasgow for the first time since last Septmber’s Ocean Roar, in which he and others put in further work... Read more »| 10 Jun 2013 -
Interviews
Black & Blue Romantic: Baths talks Obsidian
Los Angeles composer, beatmaker and singer extraordinaire Baths is back with his second offering for Anticon – he tells us about his battle with sickness, his love of dark music, and why Obsidian is the album he was born to make Read more »| 07 Jun 2013 -
Interviews
The Pitfalls of Perfection: Deafheaven on Sunbather
In the depths of a Glasgow basement, Deafheaven's George Clarke and Kerry McCoy deconstruct their band's lush and entirely listenable(!) take on black metal Read more »| 07 Jun 2013 -
Festivals
Primavera Sound 2013: 10 Reasons We Went
As the new school mixed it up with the old guard on a bill with too many highlights (and clashes!), Primavera Sound 2013 offered a world class banquet for music nerds and casual observers alike. These are just ten of the reasons we got on the plane... Read more »| 07 Jun 2013
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Live Music
Marnie Stern / Sky Larkin, Broadcast, 2 June
For a support slot on a Sunday night, Leeds quartet Sky Larkin attract a notably enthusiastic crowd, and a blistering set showcasing material from their up-a... Read more »| 07 Jun 2013 -
Live Music
Jeffrey Lewis and Peter Stampfel / Lach, Mono, 1 June
Jeffrey Lewis has always been astute in his choice of collaborators, and his work with 60s psych-folk survivor Peter Stampfel continues to be endearingly bon... Read more »| 07 Jun 2013 -
News
The Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 7 June
Bloody Scotland welcomes the cream of international crime writers; Neil Gaiman weighs in on who should play the next Doctor Who; new music from Mykki Blanco, The xx, Nine Inch Nails, Sebadoh, Superchunk and more; plus the latest trailers Read more »| 07 Jun 2013 -
ReviewsoOoOO – Without Your Love
Like fellow Tri-Angle associates Balam Acab and Holy Other, the 'witch house' tag simply doesn't fit oOoOO's debut album. It is perhaps better described... Read more »| 07 Jun 2013 -
News
Came Back Haunted: The Return of Nine Inch Nails
As Nine Inch Nails gear up for a world tour, Trent Reznor announces a new album, Hesitation Marks, will drop in September – listen to first track Came Back Haunted Read more »| 06 Jun 2013 -
InterviewsNomadic producer Gold Panda reveals Half of Where You Live
To currently Berlin-based producer Gold Panda, the success of his debut LP Lucky Shiner came as a shock. He tells us how embracing his previous struggles – and travelling the world – has fed into his kaleidoscopic new album, Half of Where You Live Read more »| 06 Jun 2013 -
News
The Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 5 June
Joy Division – the video game; David Lynch announces second LP; Madlib speaks; The Smashing Pumpkins to expand The Aeroplane Flies High; new music from Palms, Beck, Wu-Tang Clan, Hot Chip and more; plus the latest festival and tour news Read more »| 05 Jun 2013 -
Opinion
Hero Worship: Jim Jarmusch
Sparrow and the Workshop's Jill O'Sullivan muses on the iconic indie director's ear for a good film score Read more »| 05 Jun 2013 -
Reviews
Rose Windows – The Sun Dogs
This Seattle septet anchor their sound in the shamanistic explorations and bruising riffs of psych and stoner rock: the sonic texture of The Sun Dogs&nb... Read more »| 05 Jun 2013