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 MusicWhat's On: Live Music in Scotland, August 2021
Live music returns this month with plenty of gigs to check out in Glasgow and Edinburgh – here are some of our highlights... Read more »| 30 Jul 2021 -
FilmEdgar Wright on his new Sparks documentary
Edgar Wright likes Sparks a fair bit. If The Sparks Brothers, his exuberant 140-minute documentary celebrating the genius pop duo doesn't convince you of that, then our chat with the Shaun of the Dead director surely will Read more »| 29 Jul 2021 -
ReviewsLUMP – Animal
This intoxicating second album proves that LUMP – Laura Marling and Tunng's Mike Lindsay – are greater than the sum of their parts Read more »| 27 Jul 2021 -
ReviewsDarkside – Spiral
Nicolás Jaar and Dave Harrington present a masterclass in the art of precision and withholding with their second Darkside album Read more »| 20 Jul 2021 -
OpinionCelebrating 20 Years of So Solid Crew's 21 Seconds
Twenty years since its release, we look back at So Solid Crew's 21 Seconds and how it helped change the musical landscape of the UK, paving the way for grime Read more »| 20 Jul 2021 -
InterviewsHANG: Khaleda Noon & Sami Omar in conversation
Ahead of HANG, Scotland's first ever hip-hop and grime music conference, we speak to Khaleda Noon from Intercultural Youth Scotland and Sami Omar from Up2Stndrd Read more »| 14 Jul 2021
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FestivalsGreener Fields: The fight for green festival recovery
After The Big Pause in 2020, music festivals are imagining new ways they can push for sustainability when they make their comeback Read more »| 13 Jul 2021 -
ReviewsWavves – Hideaway
Wavves head back to their roots on their seventh album, serving up another beach-ready record of indie-punk Read more »| 13 Jul 2021 -
ReviewsEliza Shaddad – The Woman You Want
A product of a year’s work of reflection, The Woman You Want finds the Sudanese-Scottish artist commanding spacious and bold orchestral lines Read more »| 12 Jul 2021 -
New MusicBemz – 26 (Video Premiere)
Watch the video for 26, the summer-ready collaboration from rapper Bemz and musician and producer Rory James Read more »| 09 Jul 2021 -
OpinionMusic Festivals, We Love You
After a year where everything changed, festivals have never felt so significant – and thank God, they're finally back Read more »| 07 Jul 2021 -
ReviewsFoodman – Yasuragi Land
Foodman hones and develops upon his signature glitched-out sound on his Hyperdub debut Read more »| 06 Jul 2021 -
ReviewsHalf Waif – Mythopoetics
Half Waif adds to the lockdown canon with an unflinching look at the psychological minefield we're all trying to navigate Read more »| 05 Jul 2021 -
OpinionGood Dog's Top Five Video Game Soundtracks
With the soundtrack for new 8-bit game Journey to the End of the Jelly World out today, Suse Bear discusses and rates five favourite video game soundtracks Read more »| 02 Jul 2021 -
New MusicScottish New Music Round-Up: July 2021
From Good Dog's computer game soundtrack to the new Adam Stafford album via Clair's kaleidoscopic debut, there are some truly magical releases to get excited about this month Read more »| 01 Jul 2021