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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NewsNew look Idlewild return from hiatus
Much-loved Scottish indie band Idlewild look set to announce their full-scale return next month following a lengthy hiatus. The band – whose 100 Broke... Read more »| 29 Sep 2014 -
Live MusicOwls @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 17 Sep
“Sorry for the mind games!” Tim Kinsella blinks. In the customary fashion, Owls have just returned to the stage following the climax of their mai... Read more »| 29 Sep 2014 -
Live Music
First Aid Kit @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 20 Sep
Tonight's opener, Jo Rose, has thankfully recovered from his on-stage collapse at the start of this tour, although his guitar hasn’t. Having ... Read more »| 29 Sep 2014 -
NewsThom Yorke releases surprise new album via BitTorrent
Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has caught the music world off-guard – yet again – by releasing brand-new solo album Tomorrow’s Modern B... Read more »| 26 Sep 2014 -
Live MusicKate Bush: Before the Dawn
35 years after she last performed a full concert, we finally get to see Kate Bush live Read more »| 26 Sep 2014 -
Reviews
North Atlantic Oscillation – The Third Day
Hardly original but big on heart and soul, this is sophisticated and intelligent dream pop. With the genre tropes of the late 80s shoegaze scene increasingly... Read more »| 26 Sep 2014
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Reviews
Miss Kenichi – The Trail
"My faith is for real and my mind is free," breathes Katrin Hahner, aka Miss Kenichi, on Who Are You. Like much of The Trail, Hahner's third album as Kenichi... Read more »| 24 Sep 2014 -
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EX HEX – Rips
“I got no regrets,” Mary Timony proclaims, midway through Ex Hex’s debut album. As with many of the tracks here, it’s a worldly-wise ... Read more »| 24 Sep 2014 -
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Die! Die! Die! – SWIM
It’s not all lackadaisical jangles in New Zealand indie rock, y’know. OK, anyone familiar with the proto-slackerisms of the Dunedin Sound might b... Read more »| 24 Sep 2014 -
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RM Hubbert – Ampersand Extras
Oh, this is too much. After three albums of beautiful, lilting guitar instrumentals (to which you could fairly attach genre descriptors like ‘flamenco,... Read more »| 24 Sep 2014 -
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Caribou – Our Love
Previous Caribou albums have borne out the view that Dan Snaith’s output tends to be on the ‘grower’ end of the spectrum. Our Love, Snaith&... Read more »| 24 Sep 2014 -
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We Were Promised Jetpacks – Unravelling
The effervescence of youth can work wonders on a debut album but how often does such vim dissipate on subsequent works? Edinburgh’s We Were Promised Je... Read more »| 23 Sep 2014 -
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Melvins – Hold It In
Ah, the ever-reliable Melvins, forever ploughing their enduring furrow. Still, even when your old tricks are among the greatest, doesn’t hurt to rope i... Read more »| 23 Sep 2014 -
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Peaking Lights – Cosmic Logic
Ooh, a boy-girl electro duo! You'd think, with the market as flooded as it is, these analogue kids would have the savvy to perhaps get a foothold by testing ... Read more »| 23 Sep 2014 -
News
Glasgow venue BLOC+ relaunches with DIY compilation series
BLOC+ celebrates its relaunch with the first of a four-part compilation series, featuring the diverse likes of Adam Stafford, Vasa, Deathcats and Cutty's Gym. Long-serving manager/curator Chris Cusack explains BLOC+MUSIC's altruistic manifesto Read more »| 22 Sep 2014