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 MusicJoshua Burnside @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 23 Jan
Tonight's Joshua Burnside show offers a small glimpse of something greater in the periphery. It's one of those special Glasgow nights; songs and storms and magic and all Read more »| 27 Jan 2025 -
ReviewsBrooke Combe – Dancing At the Edge of the World
Dancing At the Edge of the World is ten sumptuous tracks of old-school soul that ooze with the essence of an artist in full bloom Read more »| 27 Jan 2025 -
Live MusicDu Blonde @ Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow, 23 Jan
Beth Jeans Houghton, aka Du Blonde, brings some northern uproar to a stormy Glasgow night Read more »| 24 Jan 2025 -
ReviewsYoung Franco – it's Franky Baby!
Young Franco's debut album it's Franky Baby is a mixed bag genre-wise, presented by an artist who clearly knows and loves music Read more »| 24 Jan 2025 -
New MusicYour New Favourite Band's Favourite Gig Venues
Ahead of Independent Venue Week 2025, some of the great new Scottish bands from this year's line-up talk us through their favourite gig venues Read more »| 24 Jan 2025 -
Live MusicCupcakKe @ SWG3, Glasgow, 21 Jan
Despite getting the crowd to do a lot of the heavy lifting tonight, CupcakKe's performance exudes joy and acts as a celebration of queer culture Read more »| 23 Jan 2025
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InterviewsSpotlight On... Doughnut Music Lab, Beautiful Cosmos & Diljeet Kaur Bhachu
We shine a spotlight on Doughnut Music Lab, Beautiful Cosmos and Diljeet Kaur Bhachu ahead of a release show as part of Celtic Connections this weekend Read more »| 23 Jan 2025 -
ReviewsFKA twigs – Eusexua
Eusexua doesn't just embrace the thrust of commercial dance, it subsumes it into the chromatic, honed prism of FKA twigs' artistry Read more »| 23 Jan 2025 -
ReviewshorsegiirL – V.I.P. (Very Important Pony)
While many of the songs on V.I.P. are well produced, the EP sometimes lacks sonic originality, but it certainly points to an exciting future for the pony producer Read more »| 23 Jan 2025 -
OpinionFranz Ferdinand: The Human Fear track-by-track
With their excellent sixth album debuting in the UK charts at number three last week, Franz Ferdinand bassist Bob Hardy talks us through The Human Fear Read more »| 23 Jan 2025 -
Live Musiccorto.alto & friends @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 18 Jan
Celtic Connections' Made In Glasgow night at the Barrowlands proves that the city's music scene remains as exciting as ever Read more »| 23 Jan 2025 -
Live Musicbrownbear @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 19 Jan
brownbear delights with a string quartet and backing singers for a one-off sold-out show as part of Celtic Connections Read more »| 22 Jan 2025 -
ReviewsTiti & Ale Hop – Mapambazuko
The collaboration between the Congolese guitarist and Peruvian composer is a sparkling prospect on paper, but only fulfils its promise in patches Read more »| 21 Jan 2025 -
ReviewsDITZ – Never Exhale
Never Exhale is not for the faint of heart. A breathlessly intense, punishing listen filled with audible dynamism, sonic interest and gnarled heaviness Read more »| 21 Jan 2025 -
ReviewsSam Amidon – Salt River
Sam Amidon explores the organic quality of folk music with this collection of warm and playful re-compositions Read more »| 21 Jan 2025