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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Reviews
Sky Like Static - The Logic of Complex Man
Moments of idiosyncrasy and charm collapse under the weight of ambition. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Roman Revutsky and the Kara Sea - Building Bridges Volume 1
Works in theory, but somehow misses the point in performance. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Napoleon IIIrd - In Debt To
It's all sterling advice. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Mumm-Ra - These Things Move in Threes
There's some clever guitar work, but it's never allowed to breathe long enough before it's battered into submission by another poptastic chorus. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
ReviewsBrightblack Morning Light - Brightblack Morning Light
Slack blues and funk riffs are traded over the top at a rate that feels as though it should be measured in ice ages... Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
ReviewsAstrid Williamson - Day of the Lone Wolf
A haunting quality hanging over the album, possibly derived from her early professional rejections. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007
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Live Music
The Deadbeats @ Capitol
Their appearance and musical style would not look out of place at Woodstock. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Live Music
Maps @ Oran Mor
The gap between swirling maelstrom and pop accessibility. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Live Music
Eoghan Colgan @ Oran Mor
Preaching to the converted and the reception undisputed and supported Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Live Music
Die!Die!Die! @ ABC2
They just play and boy do they do it fast. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Live Music
Biffy Clyro / Aereogramme @ Potterrow
At their finest when they crank it up, yet easing up on the throttle when they're about to truly take off, tonight Biffy Clyro are every inch the Puzzle. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
ReviewsVarious - Play
The ideal soundtrack to getting hyperactive on marzipan and fizzy-pop. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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The Concretes - Hey Trouble
A gentile slither of starry-eyed liberation, Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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No Age - Weirdo Rippers
Sparky, taut and original. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Green Peppers - Domino Mornings
Domino Mornings, whilst being a worthy competitor to The Man Who in style, is unlikely to excite much passion, positively or negatively. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007