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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ReviewsPhotay – Onism
Evan Shornstein's latest record as Photay is a subtly maximal blend of styles and instrumentation Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
Reviews
Guided By Voices – How Do You Spell Heaven
Robert Pollard's latest release is a peppy selection of tracks that lacks the spark to push it to great heights Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
ReviewsOneohtrix Point Never – Good Time OST
Daniel Lopatin draws from across his compositional palette in this soundtrack for the Robert Pattison-starring Good Time Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
Live MusicIceage @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 5 Aug
The Danish punks disappoint at Summerhall, thanks to an overly-swaggering performance from their frontman Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
Clubs
Guest Selector: Mar-T
Ahead of Creamfields, we catch up with Mar-T to find out which records from 2017 you can expect to hear in his set Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
Film
Twin Peaks' sound design made into an album
Dean Hurley, the sound designer of Twin Peaks: The Return, has released an album of his distinctive and haunting sounds from David Lynch’s show Read more »| 08 Aug 2017
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Live MusicScottish Music Highlights: 8-14 Aug
Benjamin Clementine and Awesome Tapes From Africa join the Edinburgh festivals party, Glasgow hosts Lambchop and Arab Strap, and Carnival 56 festival launches in Dundee Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
Live Music
Model Aeroplanes @ King Tut's, Glasgow, 28 Jul
Model Aeroplanes find themselves somewhat upstaged by the supporting Fauves at King Tut's Summer Nights in Glasgow Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
Interviews
Neon Waltz on their debut album Strange Hymns
Finally on the verge of releasing their debut album, The Skinny meets up with Neon Waltz in the Islay Inn to find out what the future holds for the six-piece band from Caithness Read more »| 07 Aug 2017 -
Reviews
FRAUEN – Unreal City
A brief internet search could leave you thinking that FRAUEN are new to the scene, but Adam Lamont, Kenni Campbell and Joe Campbell have done time&... Read more »| 07 Aug 2017 -
Reviews
Konx-Om-Pax – Refresher
Coming off last year’s Scottish Album of the Year-nominated album Caramel, Glasgow producer and animator Konx-Om-Pax is content to simply ride the wave... Read more »| 07 Aug 2017 -
Interviews
Modern Studies on their Fringe show SOUNDING
Ahead of their involvement in the Made in Scotland 2017 programme this August, we speak to Modern Studies about their special SOUNDING show Read more »| 07 Aug 2017 -
PlaylistsUnder the Influence: Thumpasaurus
Ahead of their shows at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, funk five-piece Thumpasaurus share ten of the albums that have influenced their style Read more »| 04 Aug 2017 -
Reviews
Downtown Boys – Cost of Living
Some music has a mission to shake you awake. With the righteous thrash and playful bilingual polemic of 2015’s Full Communism, Providence’s Downt... Read more »| 04 Aug 2017 -
Interviews
Konx-Om-Pax on music, art, and new EP Refresher
We speak to Tom Scholefield, aka Konx-Om-Pax, in light of his recent shortlisting for the SAY Award and in anticipation of his new EP, Refresher Read more »| 04 Aug 2017