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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ReviewsJustin Walter – Unseen Forces
Never mind unseen forces, it’s the subconscious ones you’ve got to watch out for. Justin Walter’s second LP avoids the visceral to drift al... Read more »| 17 Apr 2017 -
Live Music
Live music in Manchester this week: 13-18 Apr
Chelsea Wolfe, Laetitia Sadier and The Paperhead are all among our highlights for the week... and that's before we even get into Salford's Fat Out Fest... Read more »| 13 Apr 2017 -
Playlists
Gallops: Under The Influence
Mark Huckridge talks us through his musical influences, from first getting into music to his cross-genre love for signature sounds Read more »| 13 Apr 2017 -
New MusicThe Imagineers – Californians Drive All Day (In the Sunshine): Video Premiere
Watch the new music video for Californians Drive All Day (In the Sunshine) by The Imagineers Read more »| 13 Apr 2017 -
Live MusicTwelfth Day @ Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 7 April
For a few reasons, Glasgow's Hug & Pint is the perfect venue for Scottish folk duo Twelfth Day to launch their new album. The room is cosy and intimate, ... Read more »| 13 Apr 2017 -
FestivalsUK Festivals Guide 2017: Scotland
No idea what to spend your hard-earned money on this festival season? Look no further than The Skinny's ultimate guide to festivals in Scotland Read more »| 13 Apr 2017
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Festivals
Snowbombing 2017: Festival Review
We head to Snowbombing in the Austrian Alps for a week of top-notch electronic music in some spectacular – and unexpected – surroundings Read more »| 13 Apr 2017 -
Live Music
Pulled Apart by Horses @ Sound Control, Manchester, 6 Apr
The reviewing ideal? A detached and humble scribe at the back of a sweaty room scratching at a pad (or tapping at a phone) – pure head, no heart, ... Read more »| 12 Apr 2017 -
Festivals
UK Festivals Guide 2017: England & Wales
Psychedelic gatherings in Liverpool? All-action weekenders in Wiltshire? If you're looking for festivals in England and Wales this year, you're pretty spoiled for choice. Here's our pick of 'em... Read more »| 12 Apr 2017 -
Live Music
British Sea Power @ Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 9 Apr
The audience are packed like gingham-clad sardines in a tin as we wait for the arrival of British Sea Power. The stage is dressed as though we’ve enter... Read more »| 12 Apr 2017 -
Festivals
Skye Live: 2017 line-up announced
The line-up for this year’s Skye Live festival has been unveiled, with art-rock outfit Django Django topping the bill DJ sets from Berlin producer App... Read more »| 12 Apr 2017 -
Live MusicThe Amazons @ Deaf Institute, Manchester, 6 Apr
The Amazons are indie rock'n'roll all over – of the good old-fashioned kind (and by 'old-fashioned', we definitely mean 2009). Ok, they&rsquo... Read more »| 11 Apr 2017 -
New Music
ULTRAS – You've a Foul Mouth John Barleycorn: Video Premiere
Watch the new music video for You've a Foul Mouth John Barleycorn by ULTRAS Read more »| 11 Apr 2017 -
Interviews
Introducing: Iklan
Ahead of The Eclectica Experiment, we meet with Law Holt to get the lowdown on the mysterious Iklan. As it turns out, you’ll have likely met the band’s members before. Read more »| 11 Apr 2017 -
Live Music
Live music in Liverpool this week: 12-17 Apr
Global superstar Bruno Mars and freshly reunited local ska heroes The Dead 60s lead the charge as we take another look at the week's gigs Read more »| 11 Apr 2017