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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VideosTen Rapid: Latest videos from Tom Vek, Wye Oak, David Lynch, Neneh Cherry and more
The soundtrack to your weekend from The Skinny, also featuring the return of Veruca Salt; the new single from Manic Street Preachers; smooth disco from Hercules & Love Affair; and Auteurs front-man Luke Haines Read more »| 02 May 2014 -
Interviews
Strange Fascination: Inside The Cult of The Horrors
As they unveil fourth album Luminous, we confront the UK’s biggest cult band to mine the paradoxes at the heart of their success Read more »| 02 May 2014 -
PlaylistsCloud Sounds #15: with Fat White Family, Tuff Love, Baths and more
Our Music team's weekly playlist also showcases new tracks from Hüsker Dü / Sugar front-man Bob Mould, Dundee post-hardcore mob Fat Goth, Anticon beatsmith Alias, and a track from the late, great footwork pioneer DJ Rashad, who passed away last week Read more »| 01 May 2014 -
NewsYoung Fathers to headline concert for Refugee Week Scotland
Running from 16-22 June, Refugee Week Scotland features a huge calendar of concerts, visual arts events and more, including a performance from Young Fathers, headlining the World Refugee Day Concert in Glasgow Read more »| 01 May 2014 -
Live Music
In Pictures: The Skinny Northwest First Birthday Party
The Skinny 01 How time flies. It seems like only yesterday The Skinny team were crossing the t’s and dotting the i’s on the inaugural Northwest ... Read more »| 01 May 2014 -
News
On Tour: Prince, Jane's Addiction, ATP Iceland add Mogwai, Slowdive and more
A round-up of tour news, with Jane's Addiction reuniting to ply Nothing's Shocking, Prince hitting Scotland for the first time in nearly 20 years, and new additions for ATP Iceland, including Mogwai, Liars and Swans Read more »| 01 May 2014
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Videos
SxSW 2014: Prides live session – 'The Seeds You Sow'
On our recent trip to SxSW, we met up with Scottish synth-pop trio Prides on a porch in Austin, and recorded a live version of their track The Seeds You Sow Read more »| 01 May 2014 -
News
Scotland's Black Diamond Express set to tour Canada and play NxNE festival
Scotland's Black Diamond Express will soon be touring across Canada, culminating in an appearance at Toronto's NxNE (North By Northeast). The Skinny speaks exclusively to songwriter Toby Mottershead about the tour, and their forthcoming album Read more »| 01 May 2014 -
Reviews
Little Dragon – Nabuma Rubberband
The more layers Little Dragon shed, the more interesting their sound arguably becomes, with fourth album Nabuma Rubberband containing some of their spar... Read more »| 01 May 2014 -
Live MusicNorthwest Gig Highlights – May 2014
Festivals make up the bulk of this month's highlights, with Sound City and Fury Fest in Liverpool, Sounds from the Other City in Salford and Manchester Psych Fest all offering a host of gigging delights Read more »| 01 May 2014 -
Reviews
Inventions – Inventions
Inventions is the first collaboration between Explosions in the Sky guitarist Mark Smith and ambient aficionado Matthew Cooper, more commonly known as Eluviu... Read more »| 30 Apr 2014 -
Reviews
Bastard Mountain – Farewell, Bastard Mountain
Meadow Ghosts instantly paints a lush-yet-disturbing atmosphere which permeates throughout Bastard Mountain's debut; solemn strings decorate the aural landsc... Read more »| 30 Apr 2014 -
Interviews
Murder Ballads: Dillinger Escape Plan's Greg Puciato unveils Killer Be Killed
Having formed with some secrecy in 2011, Dillinger Escape Plan frontman Greg Puciato finally lifts the lid on long-incubating super quartet Killer Be Killed and tells us which one is 'The Riffpisser' Read more »| 30 Apr 2014 -
Reviews
Tobacco – Ultima II Massage
A growling, distorted bass hums, a pitch-bent synth wobbles, clashing live drums shudder and lurch. "RIDE," commands a distorted, vocoder-destroyed voice, "R... Read more »| 30 Apr 2014 -
ReviewsSwans – To Be Kind
Swans have consistently offered the most brutal of listening endurance tests with the maniacal Michael Gira spitting blood and venom at the wheel. This lauda... Read more »| 30 Apr 2014