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 MusicScottish Gigs of the Week: 23-29 May
Gigs in Edinburgh Vukovi @ The Mash House, 24 May Angsty Glasgow four-piece Vukovi head east with tracks from their self-titled debut album. We ca... Read more »| 22 May 2017 -
New MusicAndrew Wasylyk – Under High Blue Skies (Video Premiere)
Watch the live music video for Andrew Wasylyk's Under High Blue Skies Read more »| 22 May 2017 -
Live MusicFree Stay Fresh Fest this Bank Holiday Monday!
Trof NQ have announced a mini version of Stay Fresh Fest as part of their tenth birthday celebrations this bank holiday weekend Read more »| 22 May 2017 -
Live MusicCraig Finn @ LP Records, Glasgow, 23 Apr
It’s a Sunday night and LP Records is packed from wall-to-wall with an audience of all ages; a testament to the wide appeal that comes from the unique ... Read more »| 22 May 2017 -
Festivals
The Great Escape 2017: Photo Gallery
Check out a gallery of shots from the Scottish showcases at this year's Great Escape festival in Brighton This year's Great Escape festival features a showc... Read more »| 19 May 2017 -
ReviewsHazel English – Just Give In / Never Going Home
Last year Oakland-via-Australia singer-songwriter Hazel English released her debut EP, Never Going Home. Filled with lilting, bittersweet indie-pop gems, it ... Read more »| 19 May 2017
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Live Music
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic @ O2 ABC, Glasgow, 10 May
If you're in any way a fan of funk music, seeing George Clinton and his Parliament-Funkadelic collective in the flesh is a watershed musical moment. As funk'... Read more »| 19 May 2017 -
Reviews
Luke Sital-Singh – Time is a Riddle
After the release of his debut album The Fire Inside, comparisons with Bon Iver have seemed to follow Luke Sital-Singh pretty much wherever he goes. The fact... Read more »| 19 May 2017 -
Live Music
Swans @ Òran Mór, Glasgow, 18 May
Swans are known for making very lengthy, very loud music. They also have a fierce live reputation as when this music is transferred to the live setting it ma... Read more »| 19 May 2017 -
News
Edinburgh venue Studio 24 to close
The Calton Road nightclub and live music venue has announced plans to close Read more »| 19 May 2017 -
Playlists
Under the Influence: Jupiter & Okwess International
This year Africa Oyé festival celebrates its 25th anniversary, and invites a number of artists who've played in the past back on stage. Eagerly anticipated returning act Jupiter & Okwess International tell us about some of their inspirations Read more »| 18 May 2017 -
News
Danger Mouse, Run the Jewels & Big Boi share Baby Driver track
Chase Me comes from the soundtrack to the new film from Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz director Edgar Wright Groundbreaking producer Brian Burton, aka Dange... Read more »| 18 May 2017 -
Live Music
The Cribs @ Manchester Academy, 12 May
There’s a moment at the end of the recorded version of Be Safe, one of The Cribs’ most powerful and widely-adored songs, when Ryan Jarman describ... Read more »| 18 May 2017 -
Live Music
Ducktails @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 10 May
Why exactly are Typhonian Highlife and James Ferraro touring with Ducktails? Despite both being occasionally labelled under the hypnagogic pop umbrella, they... Read more »| 18 May 2017 -
Interviews
Get to Know: Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation
With Dot to Dot festival fast approaching, we check in with everybody's favourite art-pop sensation Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation Read more »| 18 May 2017