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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ReviewsThe Strokes – Reality Awaits
On Reality Awaits, The Strokes have fun exploring… sometimes hitting the mark, sometimes not Read more »| 24 Jul 2026 -
ReviewsCharli xcx – Music, Fashion, Film
The Brat follow-up is a bold shift in style but beyond its singles makes for patchy listening Read more »| 24 Jul 2026 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... Katherine Aly
After releasing SHOW NO PAIN [for the avoidant], we catch up with pop artist Katherine Aly to talk reinvention, influences and look to the future Read more »| 23 Jul 2026 -
InterviewsTime to Create: Inside Scotland's recording residencies & retreats
Hen Hoose, Lomond Campbell, AMULET and Misty-Jo tell us about the appeal of retreating to the Highlands & Islands to hone in on their musical creativity away from life's everyday distractions Read more »| 23 Jul 2026 -
InterviewsReady to Play: 10 years of Black Bay Studio on the Isle of Lewis
Celebrating their tenth anniversary, we meet Pete Fletcher, Cal Roden and Cosmo from Black Bay Studio, a residential recording facility on the Isle of Lewis Read more »| 21 Jul 2026 -
FestivalsKelburn Garden Party 2026: The Report
This year's Kelburn Garden Party may have been plagued by rain, but the festival's spirit of caring and sharing well and truly prevailed Read more »| 17 Jul 2026
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InterviewsSpotlight On... Sulka
Ahead of releasing his latest album, Bute, we catch up with Glasgow-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sulka Read more »| 16 Jul 2026 -
ReviewsEartheater – Heavenly Body: If I'm the Bottle You're the Message
Eartheater’s account of pregnancy and birth is characteristically gorgeous, but can’t quite sustain itself across its whole runtime Read more »| 14 Jul 2026 -
ReviewsLesley Mok – Transient
On Transient, Lesley Mok melds percussion and electronics to sculpt in time Read more »| 14 Jul 2026 -
ReviewsThe Rolling Stones – Foreign Tongues
The legends of rock'n'roll balance politics and playfulness on their best record in decades Read more »| 14 Jul 2026 -
Live MusicGarbage @ Edinburgh Castle, 11 Jul
Garbage's gig at the Castle acts as both a loving send-off and homecoming for one of the most distinctive voices to come out of Edinburgh Read more »| 14 Jul 2026 -
ReviewsSuki Waterhouse – Loveland
Suki Waterhouse’s third album radiates carefree, sultry charm, although emotions sometimes struggle to breathe due to tight, overly polished production Read more »| 14 Jul 2026 -
ReviewsNia Archives – Emotional Junglist
Nia Archives' second full-length album is a post-rave emotional exploration of a turbulent 2025, as she fell in and then dramatically out of love Read more »| 13 Jul 2026 -
ReviewsYard Act – You're Gonna Need a Little Music
The third album from the Leeds band sees them stepping into grander, darker territory Read more »| 13 Jul 2026 -
InterviewsThe XCERTS on i think i want to go home now., track-by-track
The XCERTS' frontman Murray Macleod gives us a track-by-track guide to their sixth studio album, i think i want to go home now. Read more »| 10 Jul 2026