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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Interviews"This record's a statement: not to prove people wrong, but to prove people right” – The Twilight Sad reveal album four
Having stayed the course throughout a particularly harsh decade for independent rock music, James Graham and Andy MacFarlane say The Twilight Sad won't be moulded by the zeitgeist Read more »| 06 Oct 2014 -
News
Everything Everything's Manchester Central Library takeover events unveiled
The first batch of events to take place during Everything Everything’s Chaos to Order residency at Manchester’s newly-refurbished Central Library... Read more »| 06 Oct 2014 -
Festivals
In Pictures: Liverpool Psych Fest 2014
In Pictures: Liverpool Psych Fest 2014 Stretching their remit well beyond the idea of flower power and sweaty dudes with wah pedals, the organisers of Liver... Read more »| 03 Oct 2014 -
Reviews
Weezer – Everything Will Be Alright In The End
Weezer are getting old. These cult Los Angeles indie rock mainstays are at album number nine (if we’re not counting 2010’s offcuts compilation De... Read more »| 03 Oct 2014 -
FestivalsLiverpool International Festival of Psychedelia 2014
Typical. In the last few years, Merseyside has finally begun to make gigantic steps forwards with regards to external perceptions of its musical output (the ... Read more »| 03 Oct 2014 -
News
Track Premiere: Ubre Blanca – 'Red Skies'
Get an exclusive first listen to Red Skies from Ubre Blanca’s new EP Terminal Island here at The Skinny. The track sees Remember Remember drummer... Read more »| 03 Oct 2014
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Interviews
This is Radgecore: Birdhead at the Pleasance Sessions
The Pleasance Sessions return this month and once again we've curated an evening of stellar live music. Kicking off closing night on 18 October are the inimitable Birdhead – Edinburgh's very own dance-inspired krautrockers Read more »| 03 Oct 2014 -
Live Music
Ryan Adams @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 24 September
The reverence Ryan Adams commands proves a hindrance tonight – this is one of the most subdued crowds we've been part of in a while. You can only hope ... Read more »| 03 Oct 2014 -
News
Mogwai reveal 'Music Industry 3. Fitness Industry 1.' EP
Glasgow post-rockers Mogwai have unveiled a new EP of remixes and previously-unreleased material, capping one of their biggest years to date. Music Industry... Read more »| 03 Oct 2014 -
Videos
Flying Lotus reveals 'Never Catch Me' video featuring Kendrick Lamar
Watch the video for Never Catch Me, the lead track from Flying Lotus’s new album You’re Dead. The track features vocals from Kendrick Lamar, wit... Read more »| 02 Oct 2014 -
FestivalsReeperbahn Festival 2014
Don't let Hamburg's reputation for rock'n'roll hedonism shy you away; who better to organise a punter-friendly music conference than the Germans? Vic Galloway takes in the Reeperbahn Festival Read more »| 02 Oct 2014 -
News
Run The Jewels announce Glasgow debut
Killer Mike and El-P – aka Run The Jewels – have added a fresh Scottish date to their UK tour this December. The duo will make their debut in th... Read more »| 02 Oct 2014 -
ReviewsScott Walker + Sunn O))) – Soused
This collaboration between Scott Walker and Sunn O))), two absolute titans of cranium melting, molten sonic frequencies was greeted with fearsome trepidation... Read more »| 02 Oct 2014 -
Reviews
Kiasmos – Kiasmos
Kiasmos is all about the slow build. The venture has been more or less resigned to the backburner for the last several years, as collaborators Ólafur ... Read more »| 02 Oct 2014 -
Live Music
Auld Reekie Strikes Back: The Pleasance Sessions return this October
As The Pleasance Sessions returns for a second season, we speak to its chief organiser about the work behind the scenes at the capital's ten-day gathering of Scottish labels, promoters, personalities and publications Read more »| 01 Oct 2014