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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InterviewsFresh Break: Gary Moore on Echo Machine's electrifying debut
Leaving The Mirror Trap firmly in the past and looking forward with a pensive eye on humanity's growing lack of human connection, Echo Machine frontman Gary Moore talks creating the chaotic synth-pop soundtrack for a detached generation Read more »| 14 Feb 2020 -
ReviewsBeach Bunny – Honeymoon
Chicago four-piece Beach Bunny deliver a solid effort on their debut studio album, Honeymoon Read more »| 14 Feb 2020 -
New MusicWYLDE – Desire (Track Premiere)
Listen to Desire, the powerful new single from Edinburgh four-piece WYLDE imploring you to "fuck Valentine's Day" Read more »| 13 Feb 2020 -
Live MusicSorry @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 9 Feb
Sorry might nail the execution of their grumpy dream-like pop, but tonight's showcase of lo-fi synths and relaxed beats seems to lack something along the way Read more »| 13 Feb 2020 -
ReviewsTame Impala – The Slow Rush
The Slow Rush is a partial reinvention of the Tame Impala sound, with Kevin Parker arranging vast soundscapes shaded with a human touch Read more »| 13 Feb 2020 -
Live Music(Sandy) Alex G @ St Luke's, Glasgow, 9 Feb
Alex G and co mix sincere emotion with improvised hijinks, eventually bringing it all crashing down at St Luke's Read more »| 13 Feb 2020
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NewsWide Days 2020: Showcase artists announced
The six bands to play this year's Wide Days new music showcase in Edinburgh have been revealed Read more »| 12 Feb 2020 -
ReviewsNyx Nótt – Aux Pieds de la Nuit
Aidan Moffat continues his recent flurry of activity with a strong collection of instrumentals under a new moniker Read more »| 12 Feb 2020 -
InterviewsGeorgia on new album Seeking Thrills
In the wake of her latest record Seeking Thrills, we speak to beatmaker and pop producer Georgia about dancefloor escapism, dodgy 80s dance music and finding a place of one’s own Read more »| 12 Feb 2020 -
ReviewsThe Massacre Cave – GODLUST
When the hooks hit on The Massacre Cave's debut album, they are magnificent Read more »| 12 Feb 2020 -
InterviewsThe Skinny Q&A: Pictish Trail
Johnny Lynch, aka Pictish Trail, gives us the skinny on his first celebrity crush, who would play him in a rom-com and who he'd like to arm wrestle Read more »| 11 Feb 2020 -
Live MusicAshanti @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 8 Feb
This could have been a nostalgia-filled night celebrating one of millennial R'n'B's most scintillating stars. It's just a shame that chaos ensued... Read more »| 10 Feb 2020 -
InterviewsBossy Love Are Meant To Be
We chat to Glasgow's rising pop stars Bossy Love on falling in love, building a future and owning the album they've always wanted Read more »| 10 Feb 2020 -
OpinionRomance Is Boring at 10: Los Campesinos’ Lost Emo Legacy
Romance Is Boring celebrates ten years of existence with a reissue this month; we take a look at how the Los Campesinos! masterpiece is an unsung cornerstone of the emo revival Read more »| 07 Feb 2020 -
ReviewsNada Surf – Never Not Together
It's business as usual for Nada Surf on their ninth studio album, Never Not Together Read more »| 06 Feb 2020