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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FestivalsThis Must Be the Place 2017, Leeds, 26 & 27 Aug
On the same weekend that thousands of teenagers descend on Bramham Park for Leeds Festival, local promoters Super Friendz cook up something very different in the heart of town Read more »| 07 Sep 2017 -
FestivalsRock en Seine 2017: The Report
We recap the best bits of this year's Rock en Seine festival near Paris Read more »| 06 Sep 2017 -
Festivals
Green Man 2017: The Review
Fifteen years in and still going strong, Green Man Festival once again delivers a unique festival experience. Read more »| 06 Sep 2017 -
New MusicJonnie Common – Restless (Video Premiere)
Watch the video for Jonnie Common's new single, Restless, directed by Mario Cruzado Read more »| 06 Sep 2017 -
Opinion
Be a Legend: Edinburgh's Music Scene
Roberta Pia, Marketing Manager for La Belle Angèle and The Mash House, PR Officer for Kelburn Garden Party, and all round legend, talks us through the problems with Edinburgh's music scene Read more »| 06 Sep 2017 -
InterviewsSløtface on riot grrrl & tackling abuse at gigs
Norwegian punks Sløtface tell us about changing their name, feminism and their debut album Try Not to Freak Out Read more »| 05 Sep 2017
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Reviews
Chad VanGaalen – Light Information
As Chad VanGaalen moves into fatherhood, his latest album covers the perils of maturity as much as it does his usual points of anxiety: detachment, isolation and alienation Read more »| 05 Sep 2017 -
Live Music
Scottish Music Highlights: 5-11 Sep
Chastity Belt, Neon Waltz, Pinact, Girlpool, Margaret Glaspy and Green Velvet feature in this week's music round-up Read more »| 05 Sep 2017 -
Reviews
Candice Gordon – Garden of Beasts
Somewhere between PJ Harvey, Siouxsie Sioux and Murder Ballads-era Nick Cave, Garden of Beasts is an intriguing glimpse into an emerging, distinctive voice Read more »| 05 Sep 2017 -
Reviews
L.A. Witch – L.A. Witch
The Californian three-piece have never sounded harder or sharper than on their self-titled debut Read more »| 05 Sep 2017 -
Live Music
Parquet Courts @ The Art School, Glasgow, 28 Aug
New York post-punks Parquet Courts challenge expectations to great effect in Glasgow Read more »| 04 Sep 2017 -
Reviews
Tori Amos – Native Invader
Tori Amos's fifteenth album, Native Invader, draws on events from her own life as well as tensions across the globe Read more »| 04 Sep 2017 -
Reviews
Mount Kimbie – Love What Survives
Mount Kimbie's third album, Love What Survives, offers a scattergun approach to ideas, sounds and voices, and it could be their greatest record yet Read more »| 04 Sep 2017 -
ReviewsThe National – Sleep Well Beast
The National take a more electronic approach with their seventh album, Sleep Well Beast Read more »| 04 Sep 2017 -
Interviews
Sparks' Russell Mael on new album Hippopotamus
We speak to Russell Mael of Sparks after an eight year hiatus, about writing musicals, film projects, collaborating with Franz Ferdinand, and their 23rd album, Hippopotamus Read more »| 04 Sep 2017