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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Interviewsbdrmm on their new album for Rock Action
Ahead of releasing their latest album, I Don't Know, on Mogwai's Rock Action label, we catch up with Hull four-piece bdrmm Read more »| 20 Jun 2023 -
ReviewsSwans – The Beggar
Swans continue to tone back the aggression on The Beggar, feeling like a band once again developing a new identity, one that’s still coalescing into its full shape Read more »| 19 Jun 2023 -
ReviewsHand Habits – Sugar the Bruise
Hand Habits are at their most experimental and loose on new EP Sugar the Bruise Read more »| 16 Jun 2023 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... Housekind
Ahead of releasing their debut EP, we shine a spotlight on Edinburgh-based musician Housekind Read more »| 15 Jun 2023 -
Live MusicLe Tigre @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 6 Jun
Returning to touring after an almost 20-year hiatus, Le Tigre deliver a flawless set to an excitable and varied Barrowlands crowd Read more »| 14 Jun 2023 -
ReviewsCreep Show – Yawning Abyss
The second Creep Show album from John Grant and Wrangler features cinematic melodies, harmonizers, and beloved board games Read more »| 14 Jun 2023
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ReviewsGodflesh – PURGE
Thirty years since the release of Pure, Godflesh continue to sound as relevant as ever on their new album PURGE Read more »| 13 Jun 2023 -
ReviewsAzamiah – In Phases
The debut album from Glasgow 'spiritual jazz' outfit Azamiah radiates a fresh unique vibrance, marking them as one to watch Read more »| 12 Jun 2023 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... NANI
Ahead of releasing her latest EP, Honey, we shine a spotlight on Edinburgh-based musician NANI Read more »| 12 Jun 2023 -
Live MusicXiu Xiu @ Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, 5 Jun
Xiu Xiu are typically metamorphic during their latest Edinburgh show at Sneaky Pete's Read more »| 07 Jun 2023 -
ReviewsFeeble Little Horse – Girl With Fish
Feeble Little Horse's secret weapon is vocalist Lydia Slocum, giving this tight 27 minute record a literary might beyond this band’s years Read more »| 07 Jun 2023 -
ReviewsKing Krule – Space Heavy
With Space Heavy, the inimitability of King Krule is still as prominent as ever... nobody sounds like him Read more »| 06 Jun 2023 -
Live MusicHidden Door festival, Edinburgh, 1 June
Hidden Door has once again transformed an abandoned space in Edinburgh and turned it into a hive of art, music and creativity. We report back from a night at the festival with the likes of Flasher, Aku and the Hot 8 Brass Band on the bill Read more »| 06 Jun 2023 -
ReviewsJenny Lewis – Joy'All
On her fifth record, Jenny Lewis decamps to Nashville and makes a stately record worthy of the city's heritage Read more »| 06 Jun 2023 -
ReviewsSquid – O Monolith
For most bands, this tapestry of sounds would flounder and reject its connectivity, but Squid successfully stitch diverse concepts into one brooding work Read more »| 06 Jun 2023