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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ReviewsCrake – Dear Natalie EP
Leeds four-piece Crake deliver a trio of alt-folk gems swathed in earthy autumnal tones on their new EP, Dear Natalie Read more »| 14 Jun 2019 -
ReviewsCalexico and Iron & Wine – Years to Burn
Calexico and Iron & Wine's second collaborative effort, Years to Burn, establishes itself as something more than just two different artists working together Read more »| 14 Jun 2019 -
ReviewsKate Tempest – The Book of Traps and Lessons
On The Book of Traps and Lessons Kate Tempest wraps warm words around the shoulders of lives made wretched by those who breathe easiest Read more »| 14 Jun 2019 -
Live MusicLucy Dacus @ The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, 11 Jun
Despite suffering from a sore throat, Lucy Dacus delivers an impressive Edinburgh debut Read more »| 14 Jun 2019 -
ReviewsBill Callahan – Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest
The seismic changes that have taken place in Bill Callahan's life over the last six years have beautifully informed his 20 song-strong return Read more »| 14 Jun 2019 -
InterviewsHot Chip's Owen Clarke on A Bath Full of Ecstasy
Ahead of the release of their new album, A Bath Full of Ecstasy, we catch up with Hot Chip multi-instrumentalist Owen Clarke Read more »| 13 Jun 2019
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ReviewsBastille – Doom Days
Covering their eyes and with fingers in their ears to ignore the dislocation of modern society, Bastille gloss through another edition of arena-worthy hooks on their party-esque third LP Read more »| 13 Jun 2019 -
ReviewsBamboo – Daughters of the Sky
Rachel Horwood and Nick Carlisle embrace a cacophony of sounds across the course of a record that sees them further expanding their own sonic world Read more »| 13 Jun 2019 -
Live MusicWhite Denim @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 4 Jun
With a lot to pack in, White Denim take to the stage ahead of schedule and still sadly struggle to fit everything in against a tight curfew Read more »| 12 Jun 2019 -
Live MusicEmmy the Great @ Deaf Institute, Manchester, 4 Jun
Emmy the Great marks ten years of her debut album with a charmingly intimate show Read more »| 12 Jun 2019 -
FestivalsSign the petition to save FLY Open Air
The annual dance music festival in Princes Street Gardens is under threat from new Edinburgh Council restrictions; organisers fight back with a petition Read more »| 12 Jun 2019 -
ReviewsMeursault – Crow Hill
Meursault have never sounded so triumphant and full of conviction; Crow Hill harbours enough masterfully executed twists and turns to merit a seatbelt warning Read more »| 12 Jun 2019 -
Live MusicHoneyblood @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 3 Jun
With Honeyblood's new three-piece outfit still a little rough around the edges, it's the old anthems which make clear that Stina Tweeddale's band are still on the up Read more »| 12 Jun 2019 -
ReviewsPrimavera Sound: Going global or selling out?
With global expansions of the Barcelona festival's brand amidst the hip dystopia of commodified identity politics, we look back on the 2019 edition of Primavera Sound Read more »| 12 Jun 2019 -
ReviewsJulia Shapiro – Perfect Version
The new solo album from Chastity Belt's Julia Shapiro is a portrait in greyscale, dissecting the rules by which we live with nuance and compassion Read more »| 11 Jun 2019