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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ReviewsKathleen Edwards – Voyageur
The fruits of a few years' absence and an ongoing collaboration with Bon Iver figurehead Justin Vernon, Voyageur presents a more developed, confident, and ar... Read more »| 05 Jan 2012 -
Live MusicHot Ticket of the Month: Celtic Connections
Beginning on 19 Jan, Glasgow's annual folk, roots and world music festival isn't just about forcing school kids into concert halls and bigging-up fiddle musi... Read more »| 05 Jan 2012 -
Interviews
The Twilight Sad: “We never want to remake the same record just because it’s pleased some people”
Having lost a member but survived the fall-out, The Twilight Sad have come out fighting with a stripped back, propulsive third album. In celebration we caught up with them for a chat, a victory pint and a ploughman’s Read more »| 05 Jan 2012 -
InterviewsDiscopolis: Into the Rainbow Vein
Having started life as a Bloc Party tribute act a few short years ago, Edinburgh's Discopolis have since morphed into a band that the world can embrace. The Skinny joins them on tour in Malta Read more »| 05 Jan 2012 -
ReviewsSwilson – Demonology
Obscurely pitched as 'satanic psychedelic loner rock,' Swilson is certainly an enigmatic entity, with pictures of the band being virtually impossible to come... Read more »| 05 Jan 2012 -
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Smashing Pumpkins – Gish [Deluxe Edition] /Siamese Dream [Deluxe Edition]
Being a Smashing Pumpkins fan may be a trying experience, but it's rarely a boring one Read more »| 04 Jan 2012
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Interviews
Cymbals Eat Guitars: Get to the Chorus
Staten Island's Cymbals Eat Guitars say this will be the year they kick it up a notch Read more »| 04 Jan 2012 -
Reviews
Divorce / Jailhouse Fuck – Split 10"
While some split records wobble under the incompatibility of their contributors, this 10" is a perfectly matched collision of our own female-fronted no-wave ... Read more »| 04 Jan 2012 -
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Wino & Conny Ochs – Heavy Kingdom
Former Obsessed front-man and Dave Grohl-collaborator Wino takes a break from his usual, riff-driven pummelling rock for some acoustic down-time. In this cas... Read more »| 04 Jan 2012 -
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Hyperpotamus – Delta
Hyperpotamus’s talents are unquestionable – search for video evidence of his looping skills, and marvel as he builds complex tracks from no more ... Read more »| 04 Jan 2012 -
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Errors – Have Some Faith in Magic
For their latest trick, Errors have produced their most impressive album thus far. Tusk is an impeccable introduction – bombastic and tight, its openin... Read more »| 04 Jan 2012 -
ReviewsLetka – Far Off Country
Letka have the fixings of something special: Sandra O’Neill sings beautifully; Peter Chilvers has proven his diverse talents through collaborations wit... Read more »| 04 Jan 2012 -
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DJ Food – The Search Engine
DJ Food has always been a refreshingly nebulous project, with production duties falling to Coldcut, myriad collaborators, and the current helmsman, Strictly ... Read more »| 03 Jan 2012 -
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Plug – Back On Time
Luke Vibert's prolific output over the last two decades is such that the West Country producer's latest release suggests that even he has lost track. Back On... Read more »| 03 Jan 2012 -
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Wiley – Evolve Or Be Extinct
After last year’s patchy 100% Publishing, Wiley rebounds with Evolve Or Be Extinct. His eighth album kicks off with the digital skank of Welcome To Zio... Read more »| 03 Jan 2012