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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Live MusicDevo @ O2 Academy, Edinburgh, 17 Aug
Dedicated Devo fans turn out in droves to say farewell to the iconic band, who still genuinely sound spectacular, on their 50th anniversary tour Read more »| 18 Aug 2023 -
InterviewsPanic Shack on the middle-classification of music
With more and more bands being called out as industry plants and nepo-babies, Welsh DIY punks Panic Shack are a refreshing dose of humble meal deals and hard graft Read more »| 18 Aug 2023 -
InterviewsArtpark: the creative heart of Western New York
We spend a week at Artpark, and discover how Sonia Kozlova Clark is bringing the community of Western New York together for beauty and expression rather than profit Read more »| 16 Aug 2023 -
ReviewsReneé Rapp – Snow Angel
Trapped under past relationship debris and reckoning with early-20s dissatisfaction, on Snow Angel, Reneé Rapp endures a deluge of frustrations. Read more »| 15 Aug 2023 -
ReviewsShamir – Homo Anxietatem
Shamir confronts anxieties with tender vulnerability through guitar-laden alt-pop, with folk-tinged lyrical sensibility on his ninth album Read more »| 14 Aug 2023 -
ReviewsThe XCERTS – Learning How to Live and Let Go
The XCERTS fifth studio album may fluctuate in tone, but it's still chock full of heart and vulnerability Read more »| 14 Aug 2023
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ReviewsHozier – Unreal Unearth
Despite the album’s overly manufactured pitfalls, Hozier’s work evokes the deeply relatable feeling of searching for something to cling to as we are swept along by the tides of destruction Read more »| 14 Aug 2023 -
Live MusicSugababes @ Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow, 8 Aug
Sugababes finally get to reap the love of being one of the greatest pop groups of the century Read more »| 10 Aug 2023 -
InterviewsAurora Engine on TERRE, showcasing at Made In Scotland
Ahead of her run as part of this year's Made In Scotland showcase, we catch up with Aurora Engine to find out how she incorporates Scotland's landscape and wildlife into her music Read more »| 09 Aug 2023 -
Live MusicCarla J. Easton @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 3 Aug
Carla J. Easton paints a rainbow as she brings her dayglo daydreams to The Hug & Pint Read more »| 09 Aug 2023 -
Live MusicSophie Ellis-Bextor @ Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow, 4 Aug
Sophie Ellis-Bextor is in her element tonight as the sun shines bright for her shimmering disco set at Glasgow's Kelvingrove Bandstand Read more »| 09 Aug 2023 -
InterviewsPushing It Forward: Liturgy's Haela Ravenna Hunt-Hendrix
With the release of their recent album 93696, Liturgy are still pushing themselves into bold new spaces. Ahead of their set at Glasgow’s new Core. Festival, we speak to the band’s Haela Ravenna Hunt-Hendrix Read more »| 08 Aug 2023 -
Interviews
Time Out For Fun: Jerry Casale on 50 years of Devo
As new wave pioneers Devo set off on their farewell tour, we catch up with guitarist Gerald Casale to reflect on their 50 boundary-pushing years Read more »| 08 Aug 2023 -
ReviewsAndrew Hung – Deliverance
Andrew Hung’s latest solo record is a patchy affair, as prone to misstep as it is to moments of thrashing joy Read more »| 08 Aug 2023 -
ReviewsLaura Groves – Radio Red
Fourteen years after her only album as Blue Roses, the Shipley singer-songwriter elegantly steps out under her own name Read more »| 08 Aug 2023