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 MusicBaby In Vain @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 4 Oct
The Danish rock trio invade Scotland, bringing their debut album More Nothing and a double dose of wrath to Sneaky's tonight Read more »| 10 Oct 2017 -
Live Music
Scottish Music Highlights: 10-16 Oct
This week sees visits from Melvins, Downtown Boys and HMLTD, the return of Oxjam Takeover and the SAMAs, and birthday parties for The Glad Cafe and La Cheetah Read more »| 10 Oct 2017 -
ReviewsSt. Vincent – Masseduction
Annie Clark lets us get closer than ever on the latest St. Vincent album Read more »| 09 Oct 2017 -
Reviews
Tusks – Dissolve
Drawing from a number of influences, Tusks' debut album is imperfect, but that's what debuts are all about Read more »| 09 Oct 2017 -
ReviewsMass Datura – Sentimental Meltdown
This is music to escape to – with Sentimental Meltdown, Mass Datura don’t want you to dwell on life’s grievances, but celebrate overcoming them instead Read more »| 09 Oct 2017 -
Live Music
Jonnie Common @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 7 Oct
Jonnie Common is on top form tonight, rattling off lines with quick-witted precision, and new songs go down just as well as older favourites Read more »| 09 Oct 2017
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Interviews
Watch the Tapes: Cassette Store Day 2017 preview
We look ahead to Cassette Store Day 2017 and ask if the cassette format is really making a comeback, and if so, why? Read more »| 06 Oct 2017 -
Festivals
Liverpool Psych Fest 2017: In photos
Relive this year’s Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia with our photo gallery Read more »| 06 Oct 2017 -
Interviews
Ghostpoet on Dark Days + Canapés
We speak to Obaro Ejimiwe, aka Ghostpoet, about his latest record Dark Days + Canapés Read more »| 06 Oct 2017 -
Live MusicTim Hecker @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 4 Oct
Tonight's show doesn't reach the sonic assault we might have expected, but Tim Hecker's deep sonic layers offer an at-times transcendental experience Read more »| 06 Oct 2017 -
Books
Cold Turkey feat. Scott Hutchison & Hollie McNish set for Summerhall
Cold Turkey brings together Neu! Reekie!'s Michael Pedersen with poet Hollie McNish and musicians Scott Hutchison and Withered Hand Read more »| 06 Oct 2017 -
Reviews
Andrew Hung – Realisationship
One half of Fuck Buttons, the pop sound of Andrew Hung's new solo album is a radical departure that falls flat Read more »| 05 Oct 2017 -
Interviews
Collective Power: Downtown Boys interviewed
Downtown Boys' Joey DeFrancesco and Victoria Ruiz give us a mid-tour report on pushing punk boundaries, funnelling political frustrations, and fighting the powers that be Read more »| 05 Oct 2017 -
Reviews
Shigeto – The New Monday
For the most part, The New Monday is a valiant attempt at distilling Detroit’s musical culture into a single, cohesive record Read more »| 05 Oct 2017 -
Reviews
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – The Kid
The beating heart behind The Kid is the curiosity and delight that Smith brings to her meticulous electronic compositions Read more »| 05 Oct 2017