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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NewsThe SAY Award: 2022 Shortlist revealed
The ten albums on the shortlist for the Scottish Album of the Year Award have been named – plus details of two more awards celebrating classic and new Scottish music Read more »| 06 Oct 2022 -
New MusicSpotlight On... Hailey Beavis
With her brand new single, Anything That Shines, out today, we shine a spotlight on Hailey Beavis to find out more about the single and her forthcoming debut album Read more »| 06 Oct 2022 -
New MusicScottish New Music Round-up: October 2022
We explore new releases from Poster Paints, Cloth, Makeness, Ralph Kinsella and more, and look back at some of the stuff we missed last month Read more »| 06 Oct 2022 -
InterviewsGilla Band on Most Normal
Gilla Band talk about their 'experimental' and 'off the wall' new album Most Normal, their first since changing their name from Girl Band Read more »| 06 Oct 2022 -
Live MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: October 2022
Whether you're looking for festivals or one-off gigs, big names or local favourites, our monthly round-up of live music will keep you sorted through October Read more »| 04 Oct 2022 -
ReviewsLoraine James – Building Something Beautiful For Me
Loraine James’s second LP of the year, draws from the late, great Julius Eastman but is at its best when wearing his influence lightly Read more »| 04 Oct 2022
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Live MusicJockstrap @ Stereo, Glasgow, 30 Sep
Magnetic, dynamic and intimate, Jockstrap impress at Stereo in Glasgow on the opening weekend of their UK tour Read more »| 03 Oct 2022 -
ReviewsGilla Band – Most Normal
Gilla Band are in experimental mood on new album Most Normal, with an overwhelmingly high hit rate Read more »| 03 Oct 2022 -
ReviewsAlvvays – Blue Rev
Alvvays return with Blue Rev, their first new album for five years, and in a strangely radical way, it simply meets our ethereal shoegaze expectations Read more »| 03 Oct 2022 -
OpinionArmy of Me: The sonic evolution of Björk
As Björk releases Fossora, her tenth studio album, we take a look across her back catalogue and celebrate the ever-evolving, ever-shapeshifting Icelandic artist Read more »| 30 Sep 2022 -
ReviewsShygirl – Nymph
On her debut album Nymph, Shygirl has created an entire genre of her own Read more »| 30 Sep 2022 -
New MusicSpotlight On... The Little Kicks
We shine a spotlight on Aberdeen's The Little Kicks to find out more about their new album People Need Love, and bring you a first listen ahead of its release Read more »| 29 Sep 2022 -
Live MusicSoccer Mommy @ QMU, Glasgow, 24 Sep
A mixture of technical problems and an all-round lethargy means that Soccer Mommy's excellent new album struggles to make the transition to the stage Read more »| 27 Sep 2022 -
ReviewsPixies – Doggerel
Pixies build upon their core sound with poise and plenty of grit on new album Doggerel Read more »| 26 Sep 2022 -
ReviewsYeah Yeah Yeahs – Cool It Down
New York art-rockers Yeah Yeah Yeahs return with hints of what makes them so formidable, but it feels like there's something missing Read more »| 26 Sep 2022