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 MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: June 2022
Festival season is well and truly here, with the return of Hidden Door and the Kelburn Garden Party. We're also looking forward to loads of gigs, from intimate shows (Lizzie Reid, Katherine Aly, Theo Bleak) to huge ones (Harry Styles, Billie Eilish) Read more »| 01 Jun 2022 -
ReviewsHorsegirl – Versions of Modern Performance
Horsegirl are a young band reimagining the guitar music of the late 80s and early 90s in their own, very modern image. Read more »| 01 Jun 2022 -
ReviewsPurity Ring – graves
Enigmatic duo Purity Ring return with EP graves, but mostly play it safe Read more »| 01 Jun 2022 -
Live MusicLorde @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 26 May
Evoking sun-drenched days, carefree joy, surrender and acceptance, Lorde brings an intoxicating slice of solar power to Edinburgh tonight Read more »| 31 May 2022 -
ReviewsAngel Olsen – Big Time
The sixth album from US songwriter Angel Olsen is a glorious symphony in love, loss and alt-country Read more »| 30 May 2022 -
InterviewsHidden Door: Maranta and Post Coal Prom Queen on collaboration
We chat to Maranta and Post Coal Prom Queen to find out more about their forthcoming collaborative performances on the opening and closing nights of Hidden Door Read more »| 30 May 2022
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New MusicSpotlight On... Theo Bleak
Almost a week on from releasing her debut EP Fragments, we have a very open and honest chat with Katie Lynch, the musician behind Theo Bleak Read more »| 26 May 2022 -
Live MusicBeach House @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 23 May
Beach House dazzle at the Barrowlands with spectacular visuals and a forward-thinking set spanning their back catalogue Read more »| 25 May 2022 -
ReviewsYama Warashi – Crispy Moon
Every 2022 album release has been shaped by pandemic society (how long will it be before music journalists run out of new ways to say a song was written duri... Read more »| 23 May 2022 -
ReviewsJust Mustard – Heart Under
Just Mustard's second album is an ear-piercing piece of intuitively crafted work Read more »| 23 May 2022 -
Reviews700 Bliss – Nothing to Declare
Moor Mother & DJ Haram reconvene as 700 Bliss for a patchy but bracing collection. Read more »| 20 May 2022 -
New MusicSpotlight On... Bikini Body
Edinburgh post-punks Bikini Body share their new single Young Dad, and talk us through their plans for 2022, in this week's Spotlight Read more »| 19 May 2022 -
Live MusicCharli XCX @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 15 May
If tonight's Charli XCX show is a closing party of sorts for Crash, then it’s a hell of a way to go out Read more »| 17 May 2022 -
Live MusicAndy Shauf @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 10 May
A night of storytelling and uncontained joy from three of Canada’s most exciting alternative artists headed by Andy Shauf – the kind of show that sticks with you for a long time Read more »| 16 May 2022 -
ReviewsEverything Everything – Raw Data Feel
On their sixth studio album Everything Everything turn to the world of AI, offering up a record of deepfaked pop Read more »| 16 May 2022