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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ReviewsThe Mountain Goats – All Eternals Deck
John Darnielle, the man behind the Goats, is nothing if not prolific. His voice may appear limited in range and tone, but if you can learn to appreciate its ... Read more »| 26 Apr 2011 -
ReviewsTitle Fight – Shed
Whether or not you get the full Shed experience depends on a number of factors. Do you regard Saves the Day as pioneers, and Walter Schreifels as the second ... Read more »| 25 Apr 2011 -
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True Widow – As High As the Highest Heavens And From The Center To the Circumference of the Earth
Dallas-based doomy slow-core trio True Widow have apparently attempted to convey the sprawling loneliness and desolate beauty of the American prairie on this... Read more »| 25 Apr 2011 -
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Psychedelic Horseshit – Laced
When Matt Horseshit and Ryan Jewell of Psychedelic Horseshit labelled their abrasive-yet-melodic music ‘shitgaze’, they did themselves quite the ... Read more »| 25 Apr 2011 -
ReviewsMojo Fury – Visiting Hours of a Travelling Circus
Northern Ireland's Mojo Fury do exactly as they claim on the tin, and from opener The Mann this album delivers the kind of relentless rock’n’roll... Read more »| 25 Apr 2011 -
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EMA – Past Life Martyred Saints
Erika M. Anderson's solo debut as EMA continues to explore similar territory to her previous outfits Amps for Christ and Gowns: the epic, burned-out hinterla... Read more »| 25 Apr 2011
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The Douglas Firs – Happy As A Windless Flag
Considering it was recorded in bits and pieces over a seven year period, Happy As A Windless Flag is remarkably coherent, flowing together with a finely-cali... Read more »| 25 Apr 2011 -
ReviewsFor Abel – Greater Inventions
Back when For Abel were still Nacional (blame The National’s management for the name change – though the cap-tip to Alligator in the new moniker ... Read more »| 25 Apr 2011 -
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Mark E – Stone Breaker
Great unmixed full-length house albums are as rare as hens’ teeth, but with Stone Breaker Mark E has delivered the goods in fine style. This may be his... Read more »| 25 Apr 2011 -
ReviewsWhat Would Jesus Drive – Black and Blue
With a tune called Boomtown Twats this bratty-sounding London four piece were off to a running start, but sadly their choppy brand of yelping pop just doesn&... Read more »| 22 Apr 2011 -
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L'Altra – Telepathic
Infidelity is usually quite an unpleasant affair, but Lindsay Anderson and Joseph Desler Costa take a distinctly different approach to the matter. Their brea... Read more »| 20 Apr 2011 -
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Various – One Inch Badge Presents Sea Monsters: The Best of Brighton
Though they’ve since delivered records from the likes of Why? and Casiotone For the Painfully Alone, Brighton-based label One Inch Badge remain besotte... Read more »| 20 Apr 2011 -
Live Music
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead / Rival Schools @ The Garage, 17 April
Whilst not visible from inside the Garage, there’s a full moon out tonight which may explain why the crowd opt to pose along the bar rather than headin... Read more »| 19 Apr 2011 -
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The Unthanks @ Queen's Hall, 15 Apr
It’s probably praising with faint damnation to suggest that Glasgow-based four-piece Trembling Bells definitely have more convincing live performances ... Read more »| 19 Apr 2011 -
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Kafka – Geografia
Geografia, the soundtrack to Frank Micheletti’s identically-monikered dance, even without the benefit of a visual accompaniment still manages to retain... Read more »| 19 Apr 2011