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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Live MusicSharp Pins @ King Tut’s, Glasgow, 10 Aug
Chicago power poppers Sharp Pins have the look but lack the punchline Read more »| 14 Aug 2026 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... The Great Pleasure
Ahead of releasing their debut album, we catch up with The Great Pleasure's Marc Molloy and Gillian Christie Read more »| 13 Aug 2026 -
InterviewsGetdown Services' Josh Law on Massive Champion
During a very busy summer, we catch up with Getdown Services' Josh Law ahead of releasing their second album, Massive Champion Read more »| 13 Aug 2026 -
ReviewsGetdown Services – Massive Champion
Getdown Services' second full-length album is infectious, proving that the Minehead-raised duo are no joke – they’re one of the UK's most exciting new bands Read more »| 11 Aug 2026 -
ReviewsFLO – Therapy at the Club
On FLO's latest album, Therapy at the Club, the trio reach for a more box office pop sound with mixed results Read more »| 07 Aug 2026 -
OpinionBonnie Kemplay - Someone, somewhere track-by-track
Following the release of Someone, somewhere, singer-songwriter Bonnie Kemplay talks us through the EP track by track Read more »| 07 Aug 2026
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InterviewsSiobhan Wilson on her Fringe show FLOWERCORE
Ahead of bringing her immersive gig theatre FLOWERCORE to this year's Fringe, we catch up with singer-songwriter, composer and artist Siobhan Wilson Read more »| 07 Aug 2026 -
ReviewsCitizen – Halcyon Blues
Toledo group Citizen's sixth record signifies another significant brick in the road towards the band's mature sonic identity Read more »| 07 Aug 2026 -
ReviewsLawrence English – The Rest Is My Ghost
On his latest album, Australian composer Lawrence English offers a sonic essay on memory Read more »| 06 Aug 2026 -
InterviewsInteresting Things festival returns to Stirling
As Stirling's avant-garde all-dayer Interesting Things returns for its third year, we find out how Scotland's smallest city has become an unlikely home for musical discovery Read more »| 06 Aug 2026 -
ReviewsOvermono – Pure Devotion
Overmono's latest album Pure Devotion offers songs for reflection, whether the calm before the storm or the soul-searching afterwards Read more »| 06 Aug 2026 -
Reviewsmaya ongaku – Nothing Space Music
Nothing Space Music, the second album from Japanese band maya ongaku, finds beauty in patience and stillness Read more »| 05 Aug 2026 -
InterviewsDrone Logic: Piping Live! festival returns to Glasgow
Piping Live! returns for its 23rd year, this time with an expanded experimental programme – we catch up with the team behind the festival to talk minimalism, guided improvisation, and Angine de Poitrine Read more »| 05 Aug 2026 -
New MusicScottish New Music Round-Up: August 2026
Celestial bodies and nocturnal animals star across this month's music – along with a flock of singles and EPs, we recommend records from Alex Amor, Hanna Tuulikki & Tommy Perman, The Great Pleasure and a live album from our old friend Jacob Alon Read more »| 04 Aug 2026 -
Live MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: August 2026
It's a month of festivals big and small, from a host of gigs at the Fringe to a batch of all-dayers in Glasgow, via the return of Fringe By The Sea and Interesting Things Read more »| 03 Aug 2026