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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ReviewsM. Ward – More Rain
If you’re scanning these pages for a record your granny might be into, this is the one. Also known for his work alongside Zooey Deschanel as the other ... Read more »| 25 Feb 2016 -
ReviewsLåpsley – Long Way Home
Despite making her name, initially, with spectral, minimalist bedroom productions, Liverpudlian artist Låpsley explores new territory on her debut Long... Read more »| 25 Feb 2016 -
ReviewsChin of Britain – The Weasel is at the Bridge
Get into the groove. The follow-up to Chin Keeler's 2013 debut is a pared-down, trippy brew of bracing beats and spiralling wig-outs. As ever, Keeler pl... Read more »| 25 Feb 2016 -
ReviewsWussy – Forever Sounds
Back in 2012, Robert Christgau, self-proclaimed Dean of American rock critics, said Wussy “have been the best band in America since they released the f... Read more »| 25 Feb 2016 -
Live Music
Savages / Bo Ningen @ The Art School, 21 Feb
Savages’ sound check starts, and a heavy, heavy kick-drum reverberates through everyone’s stomachs. “Ooft,” gasps a very bearded man,... Read more »| 24 Feb 2016 -
Reviews
Poliça – United Crushers
Nervy percussion, spare arrangements, Channy Leaneagh's distinctive vocals: Poliça are as easily identifiable as ever, despite not bein... Read more »| 24 Feb 2016
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Reviews
Jo Mango & Friends – Wrack Lines EP
A wrack line is the word for the trail of washed-up detritus the tide leaves behind upon the beach. In the context of Jo Mango’s project, it also descr... Read more »| 24 Feb 2016 -
Reviews
Prince Rama – Xtreme Now
How could you not judge this record by its cover? Mona Lisa’s smug little grin is re-formed by disembodied legs dressed in Byzantine-themed leggings, a... Read more »| 24 Feb 2016 -
Reviews
Nada Surf – You Know Who You Are
Clean-cut veterans Nada Surf really should've scaled the same commercial heights as Death Cab For Cutie. The melodies behind Matthew Caws’ quasi-p... Read more »| 23 Feb 2016 -
Film
Where You're Meant To Be @ Glasgow Barrowland, 19 Feb
Aidan Moffat unveiled intimate Scottish travelog Where You’re Meant to Be at Barrowland followed by a live performance full of bawdy limericks and bittersweet comic punch Read more »| 23 Feb 2016 -
Playlists
Album premiere: Holy Esque – At Hope’s Ravine
Listen to the debut album from Glasgow post-punk quartet Holy Esque. Read more »| 23 Feb 2016 -
Opinion
Steve Mason's Meet the Humans: Track-by-Track
Never one to shirk the big issues, Steve Mason meditates on love, death, UFO sightings and organising hen do's on his exceptional new LP, Meet the Humans Read more »| 23 Feb 2016 -
Live Music
Julia Holter @ Manchester Gorilla, 16 Feb
Julia Holter takes a sip from her glass, flashes a knowing smile: "Wine makes me sing better." She's not convinced but we're open to persuasion. Later, she r... Read more »| 22 Feb 2016 -
News
Mogwai, Slowdive members unveil Minor Victories
Minor Victories, the new band featuring members of Mogwai, Slowdive and Editors, have released details of their debut album. Read more »| 22 Feb 2016 -
Live Music
!!! / Stereolad @ Glasgow CCA, 14 Feb
“‘Allo Glasgow! Ve are Stereolad and ve are very ‘appy to support the legends Chkchkchk on their tour!”Don’t rub your eyes, you... Read more »| 22 Feb 2016