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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Interviews
The Skinny On... C Duncan
As his debut album Architect gears up to celebrate its tenth anniversary, SAY Award- and Mercury Prize-nominated composer and musician C Duncan takes on this month's Q&A Read more »| 09 Jul 2025 -
Reviews
Amy Macdonald – Is This What You’ve Been Waiting For?
Amy Macdonald's latest album is a bold ode of grit, growth, and never backing down Read more »| 08 Jul 2025 -
Interviews
The Good Place: Gwenno on Utopia
On her fabulously ambitious fourth solo record, Welsh experimentalist Gwenno revisits her past, and reinvents her present Read more »| 08 Jul 2025 -
Reviews
Wet Leg – moisturizer
There’s no sniff of second album syndrome here. moisturizer oozes confidence and Wet Leg continue to play to their strengths in style Read more »| 07 Jul 2025 -
Reviews
Barry Can't Swim – Loner
On his latest record, Barry Can’t Swim cements himself as a boundary-pushing voice in electronic music, one fluent in mood, movement, and meaningful reflection Read more »| 07 Jul 2025 -
Reviews
Gwenno – Utopia
Gwenno roams the cities of her youth on her vivid fourth album, Utopia Read more »| 07 Jul 2025
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Interviews
Spotlight on... Hannah Laing
Ahead of releasing new EP Into the Bounce and headlining her own dance festival, Doof the Park, we speak to the hard-grafting Hannah Laing to discuss her planned trilogy of EPs, her love of techno and her previous life as a dental nurse Read more »| 03 Jul 2025 -
Live Music
Japanese Breakfast @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 30 Jun
Fresh from their sparkling Glastonbury debut, Japanese Breakfast bring an infectious, dazzling energy to their Glasgow gig that has an entranced crowd hanging on their every note Read more »| 03 Jul 2025 -
Interviews
Symphonic Youth: National Youth Orchestra of Scotland's Galvanic Dances
The National Youth Orchestra of Scotland are preparing to debut Galvanic Dances, a piece which asks big questions about life and death, and whether or not frogs can do the can-can Read more »| 02 Jul 2025 -
Live Music
Lucy Dacus @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 30 Jun
Indie darling Lucy Dacus gives us a sweet, sparkling show as her Forever is a Feeling tour arrives at the Usher Hall Read more »| 01 Jul 2025 -
New Music
Scottish New Music Round-up: July 2025
In July's new Scottish music column, we look forward to releases from Hannah Laing, Carsick Charlie, Annie Booth, Lomond Campbell x Dot Allison and more Read more »| 01 Jul 2025 -
Live Music
Scottish Live Music Highlights: July 2025
This July, there's some titanic out-of-towners coming to the Hydro and Hampden Park, but it's the height of festival season and our recommendations range from the heart of Glasgow all the way up to Inverness Read more »| 01 Jul 2025 -
Reviews
Rival Consoles – Landscape From Memory
The latest from Ryan Lee West injects some heart into his technically brilliant, but icy electronics Read more »| 01 Jul 2025 -
Live Music
Lana Del Rey @ Hampden Park, Glasgow, 26 Jun
Premier pop storyteller Lana Del Rey delivers an impressive debut stadium outing in Glasgow Read more »| 30 Jun 2025 -
Reviews
Katie Gregson-Macleod – Love Me Too Well, I’ll Retire Early
After parting ways with a major label, on her latest EP, Katie Gregson-Macleod shows us exactly what direction she should take with her music Read more »| 30 Jun 2025