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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Tv RadioRadiohead team with Hans Zimmer for Blue Planet II
The band have teamed up with the acclaimed composer on a song for the return of BBC’s acclaimed natural history series Read more »| 27 Sep 2017 -
Interviews
Katie Buchan on her new Best Girl Athlete album
We speak to Katie Buchan, aka Best Girl Athlete, about her eponymous second record Read more »| 27 Sep 2017 -
Live MusicDAREFest @ The Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh, 23 Sep
The inaugural DAREFest is an empowering event that balances practical business tips with affirmative feminism Read more »| 26 Sep 2017 -
Live Music
The Jesus and Mary Chain @ O2 ABC, Glasgow, 23 Sep
Burning through a solid mixture of their back catalogue, The Jesus and Mary Chain's performance tonight is methodical, calculated, and made to please Read more »| 26 Sep 2017 -
Live MusicSparks @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 20 Sep
Tonight Sparks' new material segues perfectly into the old providing a complete set and performance from a band, still, performing at the absolute best level Read more »| 26 Sep 2017 -
Live Music
L.A. Witch @ Mono, Glasgow, 21 Sep
L.A. Witch were cruelly denied the opportunity to perform at the Glasgow date on their European tour earlier this year but they manage to make up for it tonight Read more »| 26 Sep 2017
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Reviews
Protomartyr – Relatives in Descent
Protomartyr turn grappling with the inexplicable nature of all things into something genuinely fruitful, and Relatives in Descent could be their best record yet Read more »| 26 Sep 2017 -
Reviews
Andrew Weatherall – Qualia
The new album from Andrew Weatherall has an experimental feel to it meaning this long player perhaps isn't for everyone Read more »| 26 Sep 2017 -
Live MusicSigur Rós @ SEC Armadillo, Glasgow, 24 Sep
Tonight's special Sigur Rós show is visually stunning, bolstered by elastic bass, pounding drums, bowed guitar and ethereal otherworldly vocals Read more »| 25 Sep 2017 -
Live Music
Scottish Music Highlights: 26 Sep - 2 Oct
Our pick of this week's music, including visits from Nick Cave and Loyle Carner, plus the return of Tenement Trail Read more »| 25 Sep 2017 -
Reviews
Adam Holmes & The Embers – Midnight Milk
Midnight Milk may not be particularly groundbreaking, but that helps to make it all the more comforting Read more »| 25 Sep 2017 -
Reviews
Stephen McLaren – We Used to Go Raving
With an overcast demeanour and a healthy dose of cynicism, the debut solo effort from Stephen McLaren is a quintessential Central Belt record Read more »| 25 Sep 2017 -
Reviews
Vessels – The Great Distraction
Delving deeper into electronica, Vessels' fourth studio album could well be their best album to date Read more »| 25 Sep 2017 -
ReviewsWolf Alice – Visions of a Life
Visions of a Life successfully brings together a variety of influences to create 12 eclectic songs that each carry Wolf Alice's signature sound Read more »| 25 Sep 2017 -
Reviews
Benjamin Clementine – I Tell a Fly
Though the second half drags, Benjamin Clementine's I Tell a Fly demands repeat listens, and promises sustained delight Read more »| 25 Sep 2017