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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ReviewsCassyette – This World Fucking Sucks
After her 2021 breakout hit Dear Goth hailed her as “the future face of alternative”, Cassyette aims to alienate feelings of isolation in her debut album Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
ReviewsFontaines D.C. – Romance
Nostalgia is more than well-earned on Romance, guided by gridiron songwriting that offers no reprieve of excitement across 11 breathless songs Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
OpinionHamish Hawk's track-by-track guide to A Firmer Hand
Hamish Hawk fills in some of the blanks around his excellent third album A Firmer Hand, talking us through the record track-by-track Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
Live MusicYoussou N’Dour @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 13 Aug
Playing as part of the Edinburgh International Festival, Youssou N'Dour and his band unite a sold-out Usher Hall crowd for a colourful night of West African music – and lots of dancing Read more »| 16 Aug 2024 -
InterviewsVariation On a Theme: Sleater-Kinney interview
Sleater-Kinney are coming back to Glasgow in August as part of their tour for latest album Little Rope. Ahead of that we speak to the band's core duo Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein Read more »| 15 Aug 2024 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... Tamzene
Ahead of releasing her latest EP, In Any Weather, we catch up with Highlands singer-songwriter Tamzene Read more »| 15 Aug 2024
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Live MusicDeclan McKenna @ Edinburgh Playhouse, 12 Aug
Indie-pop sensation Declan McKenna brings an electric vibe to the beloved Edinburgh Playhouse on his final tour date as part of the Edinburgh International Festival Read more »| 14 Aug 2024 -
FestivalsA Giant On the Bridge @ Assembly Roxy
Creatively exploring lives in the criminal justice system, A Giant On the Bridge is a formidable piece of gig theatre that is part fairy tale, part home truth Read more »| 14 Aug 2024 -
ReviewsHorse Jumper of Love – Disaster Trick
There's a crack of hope that permeates Disaster Trick, the first Horse Jumper of Love record that feels like a band stepping out of its own shadow Read more »| 13 Aug 2024 -
ReviewsHamish Hawk – A Firmer Hand
A Firmer Hand sees Hamish Hawk daringly take a searchlight to the complexities of the relationships with men in his life and, by extension, to the complexities within himself. The result is dazzling Read more »| 12 Aug 2024 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... Iona Fyfe
Ahead of her appearance at Wide Days' Made In Scotland showcases, and a three-day Fringe run, we catch up with folk singer and Scots language advocate Iona Fyfe Read more »| 09 Aug 2024 -
InterviewsBelow the Soil: Lisa O'Neill interview
Ahead of her appearance at the Edinburgh International Festival, Lisa O'Neill talks about the importance of documenting sociopolitical issues and nature in her music Read more »| 09 Aug 2024 -
Live MusicBelle & Sebastian's Glasgow Weekender @ SWG3, Glasgow, 3 Aug
The Saturday of Belle & Sebastian's Glasgow Weekender festival brings sets from CMAT, The Vaselines, Monica Queen, Callum Easter and more to SWG3 Read more »| 08 Aug 2024 -
Live Musiccore. @ The Hug & Pint + Woodside Halls, Glasgow, 2-4 Aug
An impressively diverse lineup of metal, rock, punk and experimental music floods Glasgow's west end for the second instalment of core., leaving us thirsty for more Read more »| 07 Aug 2024 -
ReviewsBeabadoobee – This Is How Tomorrow Moves
This Is How Tomorrow Moves is a sentimental and self-aware album that's emotive and infectiously catchy at times, while a little too safe at others Read more »| 07 Aug 2024