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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InterviewsGruff Rhys on cue cards, Welsh music and The Edinburgh Fringe
Ahead of his first run of shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, we speak to the Super Furry Animals frontman and prolific solo artist, Gruff Rhys about his love of cue cards, the future of the Welsh language, and why people sometimes struggle to understand him Read more »| 10 Aug 2018 -
ReviewsVRWRK – On the Outside
VRWRK play tug of war with your mind on On the Outside, a record that keeps you second guessing with its dazzling diversity in both its sounds and sensations Read more »| 10 Aug 2018 -
Reviews
Deaf Havana – Rituals
While it may never go down as an acclaimed piece of artistry, Rituals is diverse enough to count; a glittering, pop effort encased in a mainstream coating Read more »| 10 Aug 2018 -
FestivalsPussy Riot head to Edinburgh by car after Putin flight ban
Masha Alyokhina has found a way to escape her homeland for her Pussy Riot show in Edinburgh - she’s driven out of the country after being denied a flight Read more »| 10 Aug 2018 -
InterviewsKathryn Joseph on From When I Wake the Want Is
As she prepares to release her immense second album, previous Scottish Album of the Year Award-winner Kathryn Joseph talks to The Skinny about love, loss and survival Read more »| 10 Aug 2018 -
Reviews
Foxing – Nearer My God
With Nearer My God, Foxing have embarked on a genre-hopping quest, creating a wild record that has the sensibility of emo, if not its aesthetic Read more »| 10 Aug 2018
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News
More acts join Le Guess Who? 2018
Kembra Pfahler, Johanna Constantine and Anohni's Future Feminism project is announced for Le Guess Who? 2018 alongside a showcase from NYC label RVNG Intl. and more Read more »| 08 Aug 2018 -
Live Music
Gigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 7-13 Aug
Anna Meredith, King Creosote and Django Django play the Edinburgh International Festival, Russian protesters Pussy Riot arrive in the capital and Festival 2018 continues in Glasgow Read more »| 07 Aug 2018 -
Reviews
The Beths – Future Me Hates Me
Future Me Hates Me occupies a warm, energetic space between joyful hooks, melodic harmonies and lyrical substance Read more »| 07 Aug 2018 -
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Ben Khan – Ben Khan
Ben Khan's long-awaited eponymous debut album is finally here, drenched in fluorescent synths and bubbling electronics he continues where his 2014 and 2015 EPs left off Read more »| 07 Aug 2018 -
ReviewsThe Proclaimers – Angry Cyclist
Twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid return with more of the same on Angry Cyclist. If it's not broke... Read more »| 07 Aug 2018 -
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With Confidence – Love and Loathing
Aussie pop-rock trio With Confidence bring the sunshine and heartbreak with their hook-filled sophomore effort Read more »| 07 Aug 2018 -
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Tirzah – Devotion
With Devotion, Tirzah and Micachu have created something fiercely unique, relatable and of the moment Read more »| 07 Aug 2018 -
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Jamie Scott – Glasgow Garden Festival '18
Glasgow Garden Festival '18 is an ultimately rewarding listen into questioning the much beloved yet problematic, city of Glasgow through some characteristically excellent production and words Read more »| 07 Aug 2018 -
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Tomberlin – At Weddings
At Weddings shows Tomberlin tapping into a tentative inner strength, creating a soothing record that ends up resisting its self-doubts and reaches out its hand Read more »| 07 Aug 2018