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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FestivalsGreen Man Festival 2017: Ten acts to see
Set in the UK's most beautiful festival setting, Green Man celebrates its fifteenth birthday with a bumper bill. If you're heading to the Brecon Beacons, here's who we think deserves a spot on your Clashfinder Read more »| 09 Aug 2017 -
New MusicCandice Gordon – I Belong to the Night (Track Premiere)
Listen to I Belong to the Night by Candice Gordon Read more »| 09 Aug 2017 -
Interviews
Big Thief's James Krivchenia on new LP Capacity
We speak to Big Thief's James Krivchenia about life on the road and their latest album, Capacity, ahead of their upcoming support slots with Conor Oberst Read more »| 09 Aug 2017 -
Reviews
Dead Cross – Dead Cross
Hardcore supergroup Dead Cross' debut album is a rollercoaster, with all the positives and negatives that entails Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
ReviewsHypochristmutreefuzz – Hypopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia
On their debut full-length, this Belgian noise-rock band find plenty of ways to make a racket, not all of them successful. Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
Reviews
The Districts – Popular Manipulations
Occasional flashes of devastating honesty lift the second album from The Districts Read more »| 08 Aug 2017
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Reviews
Photay – Onism
Evan Shornstein's latest record as Photay is a subtly maximal blend of styles and instrumentation Read more »| 08 Aug 2017 -
ReviewsGuided 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 Music
Iceage @ 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 -
Live Music
Scottish 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