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 MusicFoals / Everything Everything @ The SSE Hydro, 12 Feb
Everything Everything are on expert form tonight, an overqualified support act blowing the lid off an almost-too-good-to-be-true bill for fans of complex art... Read more »| 17 Feb 2016 -
Live MusicEliza and the Bear / Into the Ark / Michael Cassidy @ Electric Circus, 11 Feb
It’s hard to say whether Electric Circus being almost at capacity by 7pm is testament to the keenness of the headliner’s fans, or to the respecti... Read more »| 16 Feb 2016 -
Videos
Shepherds – I'm Too True: Video Premiere
Watch the video for I'm Too True, from Atlanta post-punk soul trio Shepherds. Shepherds are led by vocalist and guitarist Jonathan Merenivitch, a member of ... Read more »| 16 Feb 2016 -
Live MusicPINS @ The Hug and Pint, Glasgow, 13 February
If you’ve ever wondered how Norman Greenbaum’s Spirit in the Sky would sound gone deliciously wrong, Manchester’s leather-clad urchins Peac... Read more »| 16 Feb 2016 -
Live Music
Floating Points @ The Ritz, 12 February
Beneath the truly gorgeous spirographic neon display looming over the packed-out Ritz, a slow exposition of eastern-influenced electric piano and warm, melli... Read more »| 15 Feb 2016 -
Live MusicNZCA Lines @ Soup Kitchen, 10 February
For second album Infinite Summer, Michael Lovett fleshes out his electro stratagem with creative support way beyond off-the-shelf hired hand input. To his ri... Read more »| 15 Feb 2016
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Festivals
Long Division festival announces 2016 line-up
A clutch of new acts have been confirmed for this year's Long Division festival in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Read more »| 12 Feb 2016 -
Live Music
Suede @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 8 Feb
“I don't have the means of expression/to explain my obsessions” bemoans Brett Anderson in sonorous, spine-tingling fashion during the Bowie-esque... Read more »| 12 Feb 2016 -
Reviews
New Albums This Week: Basia Bulat + Wave Pictures
The week's best new records, featuring the 4th LP from Basia Bulat Read more »| 12 Feb 2016 -
Live Music
Eleanor Friedberger @ Salford Eagle Inn, 4 Feb
"You know, a bad chair can ruin everything." Eleanor Friedberger shuffles and shifts her position. "I have this perfect little stool at home – may... Read more »| 12 Feb 2016 -
Playlists
14 Alternative Valentine's Day Songs
Roses are red, violets are blue, we've got appropriate love songs for... well, everyone actually. Read more »| 12 Feb 2016 -
News
Mugstar unveil Flemish Weave video ahead of new LP
Liverpool psych rockers return with double album Magnetic Seasons in March – they provide a sneak peak at what's in store with the video for new track ... Read more »| 11 Feb 2016 -
Live Music
Bob Mould @ Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 8 Feb
“Am I the oldest one in here?” asks Bob Mould, feigning exasperation as he stares out across the room. The sea of grey hairs and bespectacled bal... Read more »| 11 Feb 2016 -
Live Music
Tuff Love @ Stereo, 5 February
Handing out party poppers to a buoyant Glasgow crowd is a perilous move, especially when they come with the caveat that no popping must take place until inst... Read more »| 11 Feb 2016 -
Videos
ICHI – 2 Klaxons: Video Premiere
Watch the video for 2 Klaxons by Bristol-based Japanese multi-instrumentalist and performance artist ICHI. Read more »| 11 Feb 2016