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 MusicBully @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 22 May
Bully bandleader Alicia Bognanno prowls and howls her way through a heavyweight performance from the Nashville band Read more »| 04 Jun 2018 -
InterviewsMore Than Conscious: Akala on Hip Hop and Beyond
London rapper Akala is increasingly known for writing books, appearing on Question Time and lecturing on Shakespeare. Ahead of his performance at Doune the Rabbit Hole, he assures The Skinny that making world-changing music is still his first love Read more »| 01 Jun 2018 -
Live Music
Echo and the Bunnymen @ Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 28 May
No end of great songs can make Echo and the Bunnymen feel like a band in Manchester tonight Read more »| 01 Jun 2018 -
ReviewsJoan of Arc – 1984
The experimental stalwarts' 24th album places guitarist Melina Ausikaitis front and centre, and the result is their best record in years. Read more »| 01 Jun 2018 -
ReviewsGabriella Cohen – Pink is the Colour of Unconditional Love
Gabriella Cohen’s genre-shifting Pink is the Colour of Unconditional Love is a mosaic of homage, impromptu influences and her own psyche Read more »| 01 Jun 2018 -
ReviewsNeko Case – Hell-On
The veteran singer-songwriter is on the form of her life on her eighth studio album Read more »| 01 Jun 2018
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Live Music
The Breeders @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 28 May
The Deal sisters roll back the years with ease in front of a long sold-out Liquid Room audience, successfully bringing their signature sound into 2018 Read more »| 01 Jun 2018 -
New Music
CARBS – YouTubular Bells (track-by-track)
Ahead of CARBS' latest release, Jonnie Common and Jamie Scott talk us through their YouTubular Bells EP track-by-track Read more »| 31 May 2018 -
Live Music
Hidden Door Festival @ Leith Theatre, Edinburgh, 25 May
Hidden Door deliver a night that is timely, memorable and creative, with a star-making set from Dream Wife Read more »| 30 May 2018 -
Reviews
Father John Misty – God’s Favorite Customer
Father John Misty's new album is a surprise – a return to warmth and sincerity after a 2017 being chilled in the cold cynical wind Read more »| 30 May 2018 -
Festivals
SPOT Festival 2018: Review
Showcasing everything from Scandi-pop to trap to thrashing punk, Aarhus' SPOT festival takes you through every genre and back again Read more »| 30 May 2018 -
Live Music
Lo Moon @ Night & Day Café, Manchester, 19 May
Lo Moon have taken the long way around to making their Manchester debut and tonight's show isn't exactly the big bang we were hoping for Read more »| 30 May 2018 -
Interviews
Declan Welsh on how politics influences his songwriting
Ahead of the release of the debut EP from Declan Welsh & The Decadent West, we speak to the group's frontman about the inextricable links between politics and his songwriting Read more »| 30 May 2018 -
Interviews
Vital Idles on debut album Left Hand
We catch up with Ruari MacLean and Nick Lynch of Glasgow four-piece Vital Idles to talk about Glasgow, Billy Idol and recording their debut album Left Hand Read more »| 30 May 2018 -
New Music
Tiger Selections: Album Premiere
Listen to the new compilation album compiled by the students of Riverside Music College, including tracks by Edwin Organ, ST.MARTiiNS and SKJØR Read more »| 30 May 2018