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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FestivalsPacking List: Our Music Festival Essentials
Ahead of festival season, whether you're heading abroad or staying at home, here's our practical guide to what to pack in your music festival backpack Read more »| 12 Apr 2019 -
InterviewsFaith Eliott on their new album and DIY label
We speak to Faith Eliott about the release of their album Impossible Bodies and launching their own label, OK Pal Records Read more »| 12 Apr 2019 -
ReviewsGlen Hansard – This Wild Willing
On This Wild Willing, Glen Hansard finds a different road out of the country his music usually inhabits; the further he gets from his roots, the closer he is to home Read more »| 12 Apr 2019 -
ReviewsLowly – Hifalutin
Lowly improve on their debut with Hifalutin, a more consistent and varied record that never loses sight of the band's capacity for sheer beauty Read more »| 12 Apr 2019 -
ReviewsDamien Jurado – In the Shape of a Storm
In the Shape of the Storm features some of the sweetest songs Damien Jurado has ever recorded Read more »| 12 Apr 2019 -
NewsThe Great Escape 2019: Scottish showcase bands revealed
The Ninth Wave, The Van T’s, Lewis Capaldi and Kobi Onyame are just some of the Scottish artists heading to the Brighton festival next month Read more »| 12 Apr 2019
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ReviewsArt of the Memory Palace – Dusk at Trellick Tower EP
Andrew Mitchell and Raz Ullah return with a claustrophobic, dreamlike voyage through the corridors of a 70s high-rise Read more »| 11 Apr 2019 -
ReviewsPixel Grip – Heavy Handed
Pixel Grip’s Heavy Handed sees the goth disco trio blend an array of influences into an eclectic debut album Read more »| 11 Apr 2019 -
FestivalsThe Future's Bright: Scottish Festivals on Sustainability
Following on from Glastonbury's ban on single-use plastics, we speak to some of Scotland's leading festivals to find out what they're doing to be more sustainable going forward Read more »| 11 Apr 2019 -
ReviewsAdam Stafford – The Acid Bothy
Falkirk composer and multi-instrumentalist Adam Stafford provides a rough blueprint for utopia on lo-fi dreamscape The Acid Bothy Read more »| 11 Apr 2019 -
Live MusicNilüfer Yanya @ CCA, Glasgow, 3 Apr
Nilüfer Yanya plays the opening night of her UK tour in Glasgow; by the end we're left wholly impressed, her voice bigger than the body it comes from Read more »| 11 Apr 2019 -
Live MusicChris Shiflett @ Classic Grand, Glasgow, 5 Apr
Despite the Foo Fighters guitarist's attempts, and his band's faultless playing, tonight's Chris Shiflett show is mediocre at best, musically lacking character beyond a dusty CD you’d find in your dad’s car Read more »| 10 Apr 2019 -
Live MusicGiorgio Moroder @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 4 Apr
It's not clear what role Giorgio Moroder plays in tonight's proceedings but it’s hard not to respect the massive contribution he's made to popular music and impossible to begrudge him a victory lap Read more »| 10 Apr 2019 -
New MusicMixhell & Joe Goddard – Killer Whale (Video Premiere)
Watch the music video for Killer Whale by Mixhell and Hot Chip's Joe Goddard, shot by the politically-driven São Paulo collective Brechó Replay Read more »| 10 Apr 2019 -
PlaylistsThe Skinny on EH-FM: Show Four (Listen Again)
Listen back to our fourth show on EH-FM, with guests Chuchoter as well as music from Carly Rae Jepsen, Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert, Annie Booth, Lowkey and Darude. Yes, Darude Read more »| 08 Apr 2019