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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ReviewsGithead – Waiting For a Sign
The unlikely four piece with the equally unlikely moniker return with their first album in five years. Led by Wire's Colin Newman, Githead are Malak Spigel a... Read more »| 27 Nov 2014 -
ReviewsDeathcats & New Swears – Split EP
The transatlantic union between Glasgow’s Deathcats and Ottawa’s New Swears is a grunge-punk Christmas come early. With four tracks apiece, this ... Read more »| 26 Nov 2014 -
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Metallica, Refused, Run the Jewels lead Reading and Leeds 2015 line-up
Metallica will headline at next summer’s Reading and Leeds festivals, with Swedish punk pioneers Refused and all-conquering rap duo Run the Jewels also... Read more »| 26 Nov 2014 -
ReviewsKill It Kid – You Owe Nothing
Three albums in, the Brit blues outfit come good. If previously they leaned excessively on their influences, You Owe Nothing sees them get smart with those h... Read more »| 26 Nov 2014 -
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Teho Teardo – Ballyturk
An accompaniment to Enda Walsh’s play of the same title, Teho Teardo’s latest offering is a beguiling, befuddling and downright captivating work.... Read more »| 26 Nov 2014 -
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Neu Gestalt – Inside The Rain Chamber
For Neu Gestalt’s third record, he found inspiration in recalling a year-long stay in Singapore, where his Uncle was stationed with the RAF, and in cla... Read more »| 25 Nov 2014
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NewsThe Phantom Band announce new album 'Fears Trending'
The Phantom Band are set to release their second album in the space of just seven months, announcing today that a new LP titled Fears Trending is due in... Read more »| 25 Nov 2014 -
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Caribou, Ride, Patti Smith lead Field Day 2015 line-up
Caribou and Patti Smith have joined the reuniting Ride on the bill for next summer’s Field Day weekender in London. Dan Snaith and co headline on Sat ... Read more »| 25 Nov 2014 -
Live MusicThe Jesus and Mary Chain @ Barrowland, Glasgow, 23 November
Sibling rivalry has powered many great bands, but few have matched the intensity of the Reids. Prowling front man Jim, with the piercing stare of Robert Patr... Read more »| 25 Nov 2014 -
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Bosco Rogers – Googoo EP
Bosco Rogers are alt-punk duo Barth and Del (aka the ordinarily named Barthélémy Corbelet and Delphinius Vargas), hailing from Albion’s b... Read more »| 25 Nov 2014 -
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Warpaint reveal Daughter remix from Record Store Day 2015 EP
Warpaint have shared their remix of Daughter track ‘Winter’, ahead of the release of a split remix EP from the two bands on Record Store Day next... Read more »| 24 Nov 2014 -
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Ben Frost @ Gorilla, Manchester, 14 November
With his searing sci-fi effort A U R O R A, Aussie-Icelandic electronic composer Ben Frost is aiming to take us to a laser-scorched future. There’s an ... Read more »| 24 Nov 2014 -
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Cristobal and the Sea – Peach Bells EP
Wryly labelling themselves as “tropicalia pop” (“apparently”, says their Facebook), London-based Cristobal and the Sea (aka CATS) don... Read more »| 24 Nov 2014 -
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Firestations – Never Closer
Firestations are yet another band unwittingly or otherwise carrying the ‘psych’ tag despite being about as mind-expanding as the slight buzz prov... Read more »| 24 Nov 2014 -
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Exit Verse – Exit Verse
“Sing a simple song,” advises Geoff Farina, halfway through this very fine debut album, “but you can’t fake dumb.” Is it really... Read more »| 24 Nov 2014