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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ReviewsV/A mixed by High Contrast - Watch The Ride
High Contrast shows how a real drum n bass mix should sound: kicking things off with the old school sound of Axwel's retro hit I Found You, piano stabs aplen... Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
ReviewsKelly Rowland - Daylight feat. Travis McCoy
Kelly Roland, one third of the once great Destiny’s Child, presents another slice of predictable RnB blandness. Ever since the ‘super group&rsquo... Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
ReviewsHoover Manoeuvres - Meds
Meds is the debut EP from the currently unsigned and interestingly named dance outfit Hoover Manoeuvres. These five songs are best described as a blend of el... Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
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Kraak and Smaak - Plastic People
Casually negotiating a slick path between pop greatness and uptempo club beats, Kraak and Smaak take Timberlake's superficial pop sounds and set them to the ... Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
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Kiko - Slave of My Mind
Following his first album Midnight Magic in 2001 - a quirky voyage of italo, electro, house and techno - Kiko finally puts together his second album, remarka... Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
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Daedelus - Love To Make Music To
Sometimes the greatest of music comes from the strangest of people, and that is certainly the case with Daedelus and his stonker of a new album. Eschewing mo... Read more »| 23 May 2008
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Live Music
Rock Ness @ Dores, 7-8 Jun
There’s a sweet sense of rebellion to the outdoor music festival. When it takes place in the looming shadows of Jimmy Page’s haunted mansion on the banks of Scotland’s favourite tourist trap, it gets even better Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
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2562 - Aerial
Tectonic is one of the true standout labels on the dubstep scene, with Pinch aka Rob Ellis running the show. His latest recruit is 2562, a cutting edge Dutch... Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
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We See Lights - We See Lights EP
They see lights, and we see a bright future Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
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Rotary Ten - These Are Our Hands
Decent, if lightweight, debut from Sheffield indie foursome Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
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Glasvegas - Geraldine
Business as usual, after just three singles Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
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Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip - Angles (Sunday Best)
The subject matter here is as varied as the audience it will appeal to. Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
Interviews
Body Snatchers Gonna Crash The Party
The Body Snatchers have come out of (almost) nowhere to make what may well be the party album of the year. Alex Burden tries to pin the lunatics down Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
Interviews
Band on the Run
As Band of Horses stand on the edge of a relentless European schedule, Paul Neeson talks to frontman Ben Bridwell about evolution, irksome industry semantics, and whether he really could be the next great midwestern story teller Read more »| 22 May 2008 -
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Tetine - Let Your Xs Be Ys
Following the success of Bonde de Role and CSS, Tetine may seem mere bandwagon-jumpers in regards to the baile funk scene, but this is in fact their eighth a... Read more »| 22 May 2008