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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ReviewsLambchop - OH (Ohio)
Kurt Wagner and his ever-changing Nashville outfit continue to impress Read more »| 25 Sep 2008 -
ReviewsThe Aliens - Luna
Fans will be left delirious by the treasures contained within Read more »| 25 Sep 2008 -
ReviewsLucertulas - Tragol de Rova
“Yes, more please,” are the thoughts that come to mind in hearing Roulette, the punchy and crunchy opener to Tragol de Rova. Like much of the rec... Read more »| 25 Sep 2008 -
ReviewsWinds - Prominence and Demise
Neo-classical progressive metal from Norway. If it's on a menu there's a good chance you might not order it, but there's a guy across the restaurant who did.... Read more »| 25 Sep 2008 -
Reviews
Drill - The Last Taboo of America
It’s titled The Last Taboo of America and the band describe its opening track as “a door left open into the sound of a war machine warming up for... Read more »| 25 Sep 2008 -
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Dartz! - The Sad History Of The Village Of Alnerique
Middlesbrough dance-punks change pace but still hit the right spots Read more »| 25 Sep 2008
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Interviews
The Hold Steady: The Bards of Bar Rock
With an acute awareness of rock history, Craig Finn drops some knowledge on Jason Morton about how his band plan on sustaining the spirit of its legacy Read more »| 24 Sep 2008 -
Reviews
Underling - Underling
Scottish hip-hoppers get jazzy, with mixed results Read more »| 24 Sep 2008 -
Live Music
Fence Club @ The Caves, 17 Sep
Featuring James Yorkston & The Athletes, Malcolm Middleton, The Pictish Trail & Rozi Plain Read more »| 24 Sep 2008 -
Interviews
Just the Three of Us
The coming together of Drever, McCusker and Woomble inspires a brief look at the recent (and not so recent) history of the threesome. No sexy stuff, unless y... Read more »| 24 Sep 2008 -
ReviewsLovvers - Think
A predictable kitsch rehash of old standards Read more »| 24 Sep 2008 -
Reviews
The Spinto Band - Moonwink
There’s twee, there’s psych-pop, and if they had a baby, it’d be Delaware’s The Spinto Band. They manage both seasick rhythms and fra... Read more »| 24 Sep 2008 -
Live Music
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin @ The Captain's Rest, 14 Sep
Tonight, We Are Trapped in Kansas (**) channel the spirit of the Mars Volta away from the excesses of jazz obscurantism and towards the relative safety of po... Read more »| 24 Sep 2008 -
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Guy J - Esperanza
Released on Digweed’s label and backed by Sasha, it seems pretty clear what kind of crowd Guy J’s Esperanza might appeal to. It’s pleasantl... Read more »| 24 Sep 2008 -
Live Music
James Murphy @ The Caves, 21 Sep
The innovative collaborative programme of the Tennent's Mutual kicked off with two headlining DJ sets by LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy. Ally Brown reports on his Edinburgh Caves show, bolstered by the appearance of one of Scotland's best bands of the moment, Frightened Rabbit Read more »| 23 Sep 2008