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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ReviewsQuiet as a Mouse – Is it Funny When it Hurts?
Quiet as a Mouse are anything but quiet on debut album Is it Funny When it Hurts? Read more »| 23 Apr 2018 -
ReviewsTony Njoku – H.P.A.C.
H.P.A.C. takes some time to get into its stride with many of its best tracks are tucked away at the end, but as it concludes it's difficult not to dive back in Read more »| 23 Apr 2018 -
ReviewsHalf Waif – Lavender
Nandi Rose Plunkett has nailed the careful art of crafting an album with Lavender Read more »| 23 Apr 2018 -
Live Music
Bryan Ferry @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 17 Apr
Bryan Ferry is focused on the task at hand tonight; gliding through the best of his Roxy Music and solo back catalogue he shows us exactly how to put on a show Read more »| 23 Apr 2018 -
Live MusicLucy Dacus @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 20 Apr
Lucy Dacus brings the ambitious songs from her 2018 sophomore album Historian to a sold out crowd on her first trip to Glasgow Read more »| 23 Apr 2018 -
Interviews
Yo La Tengo on There's a Riot Going On
For more than three decades, Yo La Tengo have defied expectations and stayed true to themselves. Bassist James McNew talks us through There’s a Riot Going On, their most ambitious LP yet Read more »| 23 Apr 2018
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NewsMomentum Music Fund opens to Scottish musicians
Scottish bands and musicians will have access to grants of up to £15,000 under the scheme from PRS Foundation and Creative Scotland Read more »| 20 Apr 2018 -
Interviews
Half Waif on new album Lavender
Personal apocalypses run through Nandi Rose Plunkett’s new album, but Half Waif also offers a collective sense of comfort to hold in the darkest of times Read more »| 19 Apr 2018 -
Playlists
The Ninth Wave on Never Crave Attention, Track-by-Track
The Ninth Wave's Haydn Park talks us through the Glasgow four-piece's new EP, Never Crave Attention Read more »| 19 Apr 2018 -
Festivals
The Great Escape's Showcasing Scotland line-up revealed
Bossy Love, The Vegan Leather and Happy Meals are among the Scottish bands heading to the Brighton festival Read more »| 19 Apr 2018 -
New Music
Man Without Country – Remember the Bad Things (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video for Remember the Bad Things by Man Without Country Read more »| 19 Apr 2018 -
Opinion
Record Store Day 2018: The Skinny's Top Picks
Ahead of Record Store Day 2018, our music team let us know the official RSD releases they're most excited to grab this Saturday 21 April; everything from Jeff Buckley and Madonna to Pictish Trail and Sigrid Read more »| 18 Apr 2018 -
Live Music
Terminal V @ Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh, 1 Apr
Peggy Gou, Helena Hauff, Bicep and Rødhåd head up an all-action line-up as Nightvision's all-dayer returns to the Royal Highland Centre Read more »| 18 Apr 2018 -
Festivals
2018 UK Music Festivals Guide
As 2018 festival season approaches, we take a look at some of the most exciting events the UK has to offer Read more »| 18 Apr 2018 -
Live Music
Arcade Fire @ The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 16 Apr
Staged in a faux boxing ring in the middle of the Hydro, Arcade Fire show no signs of stopping; videos, light shows, dancing and audience interaction ensues Read more »| 17 Apr 2018