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.
-
ReviewsIllum Sphere – Ghosts of Then and Now
Manchester's Illum Sphere has been making waves for some time now, as founder of the HoyaHoya club nights, winning the BBC Radio 1Xtra Urban Music Award in 2... Read more »| 22 Jan 2014 -
VideosBibio details new EP, shares nature-themed video for 'Dye The Water Green'
Warp artist Bibio returns this month with a new release, The Green EP. This week, Bibio, aka Stephen Wilkinson, revealed a new music video for Dye The Water Greeb Read more »| 21 Jan 2014 -
VideosDamon Albarn releases 'Everyday Robots' – the eponymous cut from his new solo record
Blur and Gorillaz front-man Damon Albarn's long-awaited solo album will feature contributions from Brian Eno and Bat For Lashes, it was revealed this we... Read more »| 21 Jan 2014 -
Live MusicStephen Malkmus and the Jicks @ Gorilla, Manchester, 15 January
"'Get ya cock out?’" Stephen Malkmus mimics in convincing Manc twang. "That's so...déclassé!" Rather than lobby the former Pave... Read more »| 21 Jan 2014 -
News
Dave Grohl's Dain Bramage: Early recordings unearthed
Before the Foo Fighters, before Nirvana, even before Scream, Dave Grohl was in a punk outfit who went by the name of Dain Bramage. This weekend, music site Antiquiet posted eight rare tracks by the band on their Soundcloud page Read more »| 20 Jan 2014 -
Videos
Amon Amarth's 10-minute sword-and-sorcery epic for 'Father of the Wolf'
Sweden's Amon Amarth have unveiled a new video this week - and it's a ten-minute fantasy epic that gives Game of Thrones a run for its money Read more »| 20 Jan 2014
-
VideosWatch an excerpt from Chris Cunningham's new Warpaint documentary
Veteran visual artist and director Chris Cunningham has unveiled a short excerpt from his forthcoming documentary about the band Warpaint Read more »| 20 Jan 2014 -
Videos
Savages channel Camus in new video for 'Strife'
In the new video from post-punk revivalists Savages, the "timeless human physicality and physical expression" of Camus' The Outsider is used as a poignant narrative for the track Strife, from their critically-acclaimed debut Silence Yourself Read more »| 20 Jan 2014 -
News
Creative Scotland announce SxSW 2014 showcase bill
More details on the Scottish artists due to appear at this year's South By Southwest (7-16 Mar) in Austin, Texas have emerged this morning. The Scottish cont... Read more »| 20 Jan 2014 -
Playlists
Listen: Cloud Sounds, our new weekly playlist
This week we introduce a new feature, Cloud Sounds – The Skinny's Music team select an hour or so of the best new music on Soundcloud, with a focu... Read more »| 17 Jan 2014 -
News
Four Tet joins Bandcamp, shares early releases
Kieran Hebden, aka Four Tet, has been a busy fellow lately. This week, the London producer joined Bandcamp, putting up four early releases, also originally available via the defunct Output label Read more »| 17 Jan 2014 -
Videos
I Break Horses release David Dean Burkhart-directed video for 'You Burn'
In a clip directed by David Dean Burkhart, a filmmaker who gained a reputation for his unofficial videos for Grimes, The Rapture and others, Sweden's I Break... Read more »| 17 Jan 2014 -
Videos
Com Truise – Glawio live at Check Yo' Ponytail
Seth Haley, aka Ghostly International's retro-future synth wizard Com Truise, has shared a new live video of the track Glawio, from the album Galactic Melt Read more »| 17 Jan 2014 -
Reviews
Pixies – EP2
When EP1 landed in September of 2013, ostensibly Pixies' first real release in 20 years and their only without Kim Deal on board, some reviewers pounced on t... Read more »| 17 Jan 2014 -
News
Four Tet makes a beat out of Michael Jackson's Thriller in 10 minutes
Kieran Hebden, aka Four Tet, is the latest participant in the YouTube series Beat This, which sees producers attempt to make a beat in just ten minutes, with a camera trained on their every move Read more »| 16 Jan 2014