Music
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OpinionAlbums of 2014 (#4): St. Vincent – St. Vincent
A confident fourth album, a fierce new visual style, a band that is – by one account – the best in the world... Annie Clark has had a pretty good year, all told Read more »| 03 Dec 2014 -
OpinionAlbums of 2014 (#5): Angel Olsen – Burn Your Fire for No Witness (Jagjaguwar)
With her second album winning over UK audiences, Angel Olsen explains how collaboration is the key that unlocks her singular vision Read more »| 03 Dec 2014 -
Reviews
The Grand Gestures – Third
From monochrome artwork to functional title, The Grand Gestures' third album in three years deviates little from the mould cast by parts one and two, yet t... Read more »| 03 Dec 2014 -
OpinionAlbums of 2014 (#6): Mogwai – Rave Tapes (Rock Action)
Mogwai's latest opus Rave Tapes saw them applying electronic menace to their beguiling post-rock template, before unexpectedly yet heroically gatecrashing the charts. Stuart Braithwaite discusses the album and beyond Read more »| 02 Dec 2014 -
Opinion
Albums of 2014 (#7): FKA Twigs – LP1 (Young Turks)
Six months on, FKA Twigs' commanding debut LP1 will still make you work for it. Complicated, heated and completely rewarding, Twigs transcends R&B in her “own damn way” Read more »| 02 Dec 2014 -
Opinion
Albums of 2014 (#8): The Afghan Whigs – Do to the Beast (Sub Pop)
With their first album in 16 years, The Afghan Whigs proved that style never goes out of fashion. Greg Dulli looks back over their renaissance Read more »| 02 Dec 2014
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Opinion
Albums of 2014 (#9): The Phantom Band – Strange Friend (Chemikal Underground)
With Strange Friend cementing a hat-trick, we spoke to Rick Anthony and Duncan Marquiss of The Phantom Band for a look back at their glorious trilogy and a glance to the road ahead Read more »| 02 Dec 2014 -
Opinion
Albums of 2014 (#10): Young Fathers – DEAD (Big Dada/Anticon)
When The Skinny last spoke to Young Fathers, their triumphs at the SAY and Mercury awards lay ahead of them. Now, 10 months on from releasing their remarkable debut album DEAD, they're hungry for more Read more »| 02 Dec 2014 -
Live Music
Northwest Gig Highlights – December 2014
Say goodbye to 2014 on a gigging high. This month sees Run the Jewels, Wiley and The KVB head to the Northwest, while local gems Francis Lung and Bernard + Edith take a step forward Read more »| 02 Dec 2014 -
Reviews
Malcolm Middleton And David Shrigley – Music And Words
Perhaps not the most unlikely collaboration: visual artist Shrigley lives and works in Glasgow, where his new musical partner rode to semi-fame with post-roc... Read more »| 02 Dec 2014 -
Interviews
Growing Pains: Words with Yo La Tengo
As Yo La Tengo ring in 30 years as a band with a new edition of their Matador debut, Ira Kaplan recollects Painful's genesis Read more »| 01 Dec 2014 -
Live Music
Perfume Genius @ The Caves, Edinburgh, 23 November
When Perfume Genius – the stage name of Seattle-based solo artist Mike Hadreas – unclips his microphone from its stand, you know he mea... Read more »| 28 Nov 2014 -
Live Music
Little Dragon / Nao @ O2ABC, Glasgow, 23 November
Before Little Dragon’s set has even commenced, they’re already demonstrating telepathic awareness of what their fans are in the mood for. Fitting... Read more »| 28 Nov 2014 -
Live Music
Stanley Odd / Tickle & Asthmatic Astronaut @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 21 November
The wonderfully named Tickle & Asthmatic Astronaut provide strong support tonight. The latter is a founder of the Black Lantern Music collective that has... Read more »| 28 Nov 2014 -
Interviews
Black Celebration: The Wytches' Kristian Bell interviewed
To listen to The Wytches for the first time is to be transported – picture a vampiric, amphetamine-fuelled 1950s rock and roller playing surf guitar in a graveyard and you’re nearly there. Frontman Kristian Bell says it's no happy accident Read more »| 28 Nov 2014