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3 days ago | theskinny.co.uk | Patrick Gamble

Album title: Demilitarize Artist: Nazar Label: Hyperdub Release date: 25 Apr On his debut album Guerilla, Nazar combined field recordings with ‘rough Kuduro’ – his hybrid version of Angola’s upbeat dance music – as a way of processing his experience of growing up in the aftermath of the Angolan Civil War. Although Demilitarize sees the Amsterdam-based producer retreat from those battle lines, he continues to push his club-derived soundscapes into uncharted territories.

1 week ago | theskinny.co.uk | Ben Nicholson

“It's an illusion I had when starting this film – that it's going to be a catharsis, that it's going to be therapy for them to heal their wounds.” Maxime Jean-Baptiste is discussing his feature film Kouté vwa (Listen to the Voices), a powerful depiction of grief and trauma that fictionalises a real family tragedy. In 2012, the director’s cousin, Lucas Diomar, was killed in an act of gang violence.

1 week ago | theskinny.co.uk | Lewis Wade

The ornate surroundings of the Usher Hall are perfectly suited to Josh Tillman's current Father John Misty iteration; open-collar suit and a vibe that's more lounge Sinatra than adrenalised drama, eight-piece band that are just as comfortable delving into lithe funk or stadium-filling soft rock.

2 weeks ago | theskinny.co.uk | Quinn Rhodes

Nowadays, you can buy hot cross buns all year round. Maybe you’ve always been able to, but when I was growing up we only ate them in the lead up to Easter and immediately after. Not strictly limited to Good Friday or Easter Sunday, but still a rare treat to be savoured. I would say hot cross buns are my favourite breakfast, but I don’t believe they’re exclusively a breakfast food.

2 weeks ago | theskinny.co.uk | Polly Glynn

Tell me about Hot Comedy – what's it like? Hot Comedy is a lovely supportive show featuring pro acts, semi-pros and the best up-and-coming comedians here in Scotland and the rest of the UK. No edgelords here, just actually funny people. We always have really solid lineups of comics who are well-known safe pairs of hands, and a couple of fresher people who we think have star quality. How did the gig come about?