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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Live MusicLive music in Manchester this week: 5-11 Oct
The inaugural Neighbourhood Festival takes over the likes of Albert Hall, Gorilla and Sound Control, while Ladyfest Live does the same with The Castle and Gullivers – and that's just your Saturday sorted... Read more »| 05 Oct 2016 -
ReviewsKatie Kim - Salt
Ostensibly, Katie Kim – the pseudonym of Kate Sullivan – is a Waterford-born singer and sporadic member of The Waterboys. Salt, her third fu... Read more »| 05 Oct 2016 -
Live MusicUltimate Painting @ Deaf Institute, 30 Sep
“I feel like we only attract people who want to go home straight after,” Jack Cooper half-jokes. “Be honest, you’re all going home af... Read more »| 05 Oct 2016 -
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XamVolo @ Magnet, Liverpool, 20 Sep
Offering a short but sweet set at Liverpool's resurgent red leather dive joint, The Magnet, soulful vocalist and producer XamVolo has the audience lapping it... Read more »| 05 Oct 2016 -
Music VideosEtte – Bonfire: Video Premiere
Watch the video for Bonfire by Ette, the new project from TeenCanteen's Carla Easton The clip for the track, taken from Ette's debut LP Homemade Lemona... Read more »| 05 Oct 2016 -
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The Goon Sax @ Headrow House, Leeds, 28 Sep
The Goon Sax don’t like to talk about their ties with The Go-Betweens all that much. Despite the obvious semblances – particularly Loui... Read more »| 05 Oct 2016
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Festivals
Liverpool Psych Fest: Saturday 24 Sep
The second day of the Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia can be a tough proposition for any true cosmonaut who entered the abyss the evening bef... Read more »| 04 Oct 2016 -
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The Kills @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 29 Sep
Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart kick off their first UK tour in five years in incendiary style in Manchester Read more »| 04 Oct 2016 -
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Catholic Action @ King Tut's, 25 Sep
If you thought there was no place for 70s glam rock in 2016, Catholic Action are here to prove you wrong. The Glaswegian four-piece, fronted by the long-lock... Read more »| 04 Oct 2016 -
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Honeyblood @ The Hug & Pint, 26 Sep
With their second album Babes Never Die out on FatCat in November, Scottish duo Honeyblood are back with a reinvigorated performance that showcases the bulk ... Read more »| 03 Oct 2016 -
ReviewsSleaford Mods – TCR EP
This is the grist, you know, for Mods frontman’s Jason Williamson’s mill. The first new Sleaford Mods music since 2015’s Key Markets couldn... Read more »| 03 Oct 2016 -
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Dead Light – Dead Light
On this inaugural collection of introspective, painterly instrumentals from English duo Anna Rose Carter and Ed Hamilton, incidental noise is just as importa... Read more »| 03 Oct 2016 -
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The Seshen - Flames & Figures
Imagine Little Dragon recorded a record with Erykah Badu for a DJ set inspired by Stranger Things. Chuck in some FlyLo-style space-travelling, some powe... Read more »| 03 Oct 2016 -
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Conor Oberst – Ruminations
Written in the winter of last year during an extended visit to his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, Conor Oberst’s seventh solo album is his most low-key o... Read more »| 03 Oct 2016 -
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D.D Dumbo – Utopia Defeated
Sometimes true originality takes a while to click. On a first listen, the debut effort from D.D Dumbo, aka Oliver Hugh Perry from Castlemaine, Australia, is ... Read more »| 03 Oct 2016