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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NewsThe Coral to star in new exhibition in Harrogate
The Coral: Distance Inbetween is a new exhibition documenting the music, artwork and stories behind the band’s most recent album. Read more »| 23 Nov 2016 -
Live Music
RM Hubbert @ Electric Circus, Edinburgh, 21 Nov
The parts shouldn't really add up to the whole. Man with acoustic guitar, playing music derived from flamenco stylings and the dynamics of mid-90s post-rock,... Read more »| 23 Nov 2016 -
InterviewsYippee Ki Yay: Song, by Toad & The Happiness Hotel
On a dreich Sunday afternoon in November, we jump on the bus to the deepest darkest depths of Leith and catch up with Song, by Toad ringleader Matthew Young, at The Happiness Hotel. Read more »| 22 Nov 2016 -
VideosVideo Premiere: The Breath – For You
Watch the new video from Manchester's The Breath, taken from their debut album Carry Your Kin Formed by ex-Cinematic Orchestra guitarist Stuart McCallum, Th... Read more »| 22 Nov 2016 -
Live Music
Wilco @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 18 Nov
There aren't many bands who own their back catalogue like Wilco. Where other acts might spurn their earliest releases, Wilco retrieve theirs like parts of su... Read more »| 22 Nov 2016 -
News
Kate Bush all at sea in And Dream Of Sheep video
Kate Bush appears in a new video to promote her new live album recorded during her 2014 Before The Dawn gigs in London Read more »| 21 Nov 2016
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News
Seven Rare Deems: SSE Commission Alex Menzies for Nordoff Robbins' 20th Anniversary
In Nordoff Robbins Scotland's 20th Year, headline sponsor of the SSE Scottish Music Awards, SSE has commissioned Scottish musician and composer Alex Menzies ... Read more »| 21 Nov 2016 -
NewsExit Verse – Grant No Glory: Album Premiere
Stream the second album by Exit Verse, as former Karate frontman Geoff Farina returns with a second LP of prime indie rock Read more »| 21 Nov 2016 -
Live Music
Julia Jacklin @ Gorilla, Manchester, 8 Nov
It's not that Julia Jacklin has to silence the doubters: the response to her recent debut Don't Let the Kids Win was overwhelmingly positive, lauding the dep... Read more »| 21 Nov 2016 -
Live Music
Peaches @ Invisible Wind Factory, Liverpool, 11 Nov
Peaches' arrival in Liverpool just a couple of days after America had voted in potentially the most divisive President in their history is a welcome diversio... Read more »| 21 Nov 2016 -
Live Music
Black Mountain @ Stereo, Glasgow, 14 Nov
Black Mountain are a band you need to see live in order to truly appreciate their magic. On record, the Canadian five-piece have near perfected the art of st... Read more »| 21 Nov 2016 -
Live Music
Slaves @ Barrowlands, 18 Nov
Garage punk duo Slaves have certainly come a long way since the wider public first started paying attention, following their performance on Later with Jools ... Read more »| 20 Nov 2016 -
Festivals
Stay Fresh Fest returns to Manchester in 2017
Get over the January blues in style, as The Deaf Institute and The Skinny present Stay Fresh Fest 2, a celebration of the most vital new music in the North Read more »| 18 Nov 2016 -
Opinion
The Year in Music: Songs about Global Warming
The past 12 months have seen a slew of artists engaging with global warming, from Radiohead to Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq. While environmental issues were sidelined in the mainstream media discourse, these musicians refused to look away Read more »| 17 Nov 2016 -
Reviews
Hot Shorts - Hot Shorts
In the barren wastes of the pre-Christmas release schedules: an album that gives the finger to half-assed consumerism and dumb material aspiration. If album ... Read more »| 17 Nov 2016