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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ReviewsMabel – High Expectations
Despite some over-zealous attempts to crack the Top 40, Mabel's debut album High Expectations is a well-rounded pop record Read more »| 02 Aug 2019 -
Live MusicJenny Lewis @ Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 27 Jul
Projecting a mixture of fearlessness and vulnerability, Jenny Lewis thrills a Saturday night crowd in the capital Read more »| 01 Aug 2019 -
Live MusicJosh Ritter @ Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 25 Jul
Josh Ritter is in a celebratory mood, sharing songs from Fever Breaks in the city he studied in two decades ago Read more »| 01 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsCello There: Cris Derksen interview
Canadian cellist Cris Derksen chats about being an Indigenous person in 2019 and playing the cello ahead of her appearance at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Read more »| 01 Aug 2019 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Festivals 2019: Music Highlights
Our picks of the live music across the Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh International Festival and Edinburgh Book Festival Read more »| 31 Jul 2019 -
New MusicKohla – T O U C H (Video Premiere)
Watch the video for T O U C H by Kohla, shot in Glasgow's Sub Club Read more »| 31 Jul 2019
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BooksBeth Cochrane and Laura Waddell's Books takeover on EH-FM
Listen back to Beth Cochrane and Laura Waddell's Books takeover on The Skinny's weekly EH-FM slot Read more »| 30 Jul 2019 -
InterviewsA New Life: Pianodrome at The Pitt
The Skinny catches up with the producer of Pianodrome at The Pitt, Matt Wright, about how the venue offers a contrast to modern-day Fringe chaos Read more »| 29 Jul 2019 -
News2019 SAY Award Longlist Announced
We take a closer look at the 20 albums longlisted for this year's Scottish Album of the Year Award Read more »| 26 Jul 2019 -
FestivalsLISB-ON 2019: Preview
Open-air dance music festival LISB-ON returns to Lisbon's Parque Eduardo VII for three days in September. We pick out five local DJs and producers on this year's line-up to catch at the festival Read more »| 26 Jul 2019 -
ReviewsDude York – Falling
Bar a couple of moments, Dude York's Falling fails to catch the imagination in a crowded field Read more »| 26 Jul 2019 -
FestivalsNOS Alive 2019: Report
With a whole host of knockout performances, combined with great weather and an excellent atmosphere, Lisbon's NOS Alive is a real gem of a festival Read more »| 25 Jul 2019 -
ReviewsBill Ryder-Jones – Yawny Yawn
Bill Ryder-Jones returns with a tender, sobering and strikingly intimate piano re-work of his last studio record, Yawn Read more »| 25 Jul 2019 -
Live MusicRolling Blackouts Coastal Fever @ St Luke’s, Glasgow, 15 Jul
Melbourne's Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever come to a heatwave-battered Glasgow with an evening of faultless beach pop and tightly-packed grooves Read more »| 24 Jul 2019 -
ReviewsLloyd Cole – Guesswork
Singer-songwriter Lloyd Cole returns with a keyboard-heavy record that doesn't hit all the right notes Read more »| 24 Jul 2019