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 MusicKneecap @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 29 Apr
Kneecap stop by Edinburgh for the first time to play an intimate show at The Liquid Room, proving that they’re equally serious about the music and the message Read more »| 30 Apr 2026 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... Wide Days 2026
Ahead of tonight's Talent Development showcase at Wide Days, we get to know the four artists in question – Lacuna, San Jose, Lo Rays and Roller Disco Death Party Read more »| 30 Apr 2026 -
ReviewsKneecap – FENIAN
Kneecap return with super-producer Dan Carey in tow on new album FENIAN – a tetchy, raw and uncompromising record Read more »| 27 Apr 2026 -
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Live MusicOIivia Dean @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 23 Apr
Going from King Tut's to the Hydro in just two years, Olivia Dean dives into stardom as she kicks off her first ever arena tour in Glasgow Read more »| 27 Apr 2026 -
Live MusicDry Cleaning @ SWG3, Glasgow, 24 Apr
On the sunniest day of the year so far, Dry Cleaning give us good reason to head indoors as they celebrate their latest record, Secret Love Read more »| 27 Apr 2026 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... Lizzie Reid
Following the release of her latest EP, Undoing, we catch up with Glasgow singer-songwriter Lizzie Reid Read more »| 23 Apr 2026
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ReviewsFriko – Something Worth Waiting For
The second album from Chicago indie rockers Friko is a euphoric, breakneck adventure towards a promised land Read more »| 23 Apr 2026 -
Live MusicRaisa K @ The Glad Cafe, Glasgow, 17 Apr
Raisa K’s move to centre stage continues to show further sides to a preternaturally talented artist Read more »| 22 Apr 2026 -
Live MusicBill Orcutt @ The Glad Cafe, Glasgow, 14 Apr
Experimental guitarist and underground icon Bill Orcutt charts a path between rage and beauty on his return to The Glad Cafe Read more »| 22 Apr 2026 -
ReviewsMiss Grit – Under My Umbrella
Miss Grit's latest album is an intense and often leftfield collection of songs – and a decisive success for the singular Margaret Sohn Read more »| 20 Apr 2026 -
ReviewsBröntes – Bröntes
On their debut album, Glasgow four-piece Bröntes give us intimate indie-pop with dreamlike harmonies Read more »| 20 Apr 2026 -
ReviewsJessie Ware – Superbloom
On Superbloom, Jessie Ware goes toe-to-toe with the law of diminishing returns Read more »| 17 Apr 2026 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... Gout
Ahead of releasing their latest EP, Actual Bastard, and playing a launch show at The Flying Duck, we catch up with Glasgow's Gout Read more »| 16 Apr 2026 -
InterviewsCowboy Hunters on EPeepee and festival season
We catch up with Cowboy Hunters about their new EP, unrecorded songs they're keen to whip out for festival season and how their sound is more rooted in pop than punk Read more »| 16 Apr 2026 -
InterviewsThe BIT Collective on improving festival safety
We catch up with The BIT Collective at their monthly meet-up to find out how they're encouraging Scottish festivals to up their safeguarding policies and get them to highlight some female-led artists to look out for this festival season Read more »| 16 Apr 2026