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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ReviewsBossy Love – Me + U
Glasgow duo Bossy Love's debut album is a glossy pop stomp featuring some of 2019's most infectious jams Read more »| 28 Oct 2019 -
Live MusicLittle Simz @ SWG3, Glasgow, 24 Oct
Little Simz demonstrates the immensity of her talent to an adoring crowd who show her just how much her work is appreciated Read more »| 25 Oct 2019 -
Live MusicAdam Green @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 19 Oct
At a time when the country is seemingly divided, the vibrant Adam Green provides some much-needed community spirit at Manchester's Soup Kitchen Read more »| 24 Oct 2019 -
Live MusicOso Oso @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 20 Oct
On an emo bill of dreams, Oso Oso bring songs from one of the year's best albums to devoted Glasgow fans Read more »| 23 Oct 2019 -
ClubsAISHA's takeover on EH-FM, 21 Oct
Listen back to AISHA's takeover of The Skinny's weekly show on EH-FM, featuring guest mixes from Sebastian Swarm and Gorbals Nebula Read more »| 23 Oct 2019 -
ReviewsThe Vegan Leather – Poor Girls / Broken Boys
Paisley pop royalty unleash a splash of much-needed energy into Scotland's indie scene with their debut album, Poor Girls / Broken Boys Read more »| 23 Oct 2019
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Live MusicSaint Etienne @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 19 Oct
Saint Etienne deliver a faithful rendition of 1994's Tiger Bay as well as all the hits, making for a somewhat fractured show but one that's been plenty earned by this wonderful band Read more »| 22 Oct 2019 -
Live MusicHot Chip @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 19 Oct
Hot Chip bring a greatest hits show to Glasgow's Barrowland Ballroom Read more »| 22 Oct 2019 -
NewsSlime City to release Glasgow is a Shitehole
Available to buy for one evening only, art-rock trio Slime City's new single will only be available to people with a Glasgow postcode Read more »| 22 Oct 2019 -
Live MusicThe Murder Capital @ Mash House, Edinburgh, 15 Oct
Tonight, The Murder Capital play their debut album more or less in full, but radically reordered to split the gig into a show of two halves Read more »| 21 Oct 2019 -
ReviewsFoals – Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2
Six months on from the first instalment, Oxford's finest hold up a cracked black mirror to Part 1 – and make a stirring argument for the double album in the process Read more »| 18 Oct 2019 -
New MusicDeclan Welsh and the Decadent West: Debut album track-by-track
Declan Welsh gives us a track-by-track run-through of the Glasgow band's debut album, Cheaply Bought, Expensively Sold Read more »| 18 Oct 2019 -
Live MusicJerkcurb @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 15 Oct
Jerkcurb brings his dreamy debut album, Air Con Eden, to Glasgow Read more »| 17 Oct 2019 -
Live Musicslowthai @ SWG3, Glasgow, 14 Oct
Strolling onstage carrying a bottle of Buckfast, it's in the live arena that slowthai really comes into his own Read more »| 17 Oct 2019 -
Live MusicLocal Natives @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 14 Oct
Local Natives' performance at Summerhall might not be the most explosive, but it's one that's just as warmly generous as it is enjoyable Read more »| 17 Oct 2019