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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InterviewsBreaking Traditions: Isa Gordon on 8Men
Ahead of releasing her brand new album on Lost Map Records, we catch up with Isa Gordon to talk all things cassette tapes, Robert Burns, reinterpretation and more Read more »| 16 Mar 2026 -
ReviewsIsa Gordon – 8Men
8Men is a hypnotic collection of traditional songs and covers from rising Lost Map-affiliated multitasker Isa Gordon Read more »| 16 Mar 2026 -
ReviewsLadytron – Paradises
On their eighth album Paradises, Ladytron head for the disco and relive the fun of 90s clubland Read more »| 16 Mar 2026 -
ReviewsMs Banks – SOUTH LDN LOVER GIRL
Ms Banks has never lacked for candour, but on SOUTH LDN LOVER GIRL, she raises it to an organising principle Read more »| 13 Mar 2026 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... Bottle Rockets
Following the release of new single father's daughter and ahead of their forthcoming new EP, we catch up with Glasgow's Bottle Rockets Read more »| 12 Mar 2026 -
NewsEdinburgh International Festival announces 2026 programme
Edinburgh International Festival returns with a programme around the theme of All Rise. Highlights include a new version of Angels in America, Missy Mazzoli's opioid opera The Galloping Cure and an intimate gig from corto.alto Read more »| 11 Mar 2026
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ReviewsOra Cogan – Hard Hearted Woman
Hard Hearted Woman is a beguiling and consistently original album from the indie-folk maverick Read more »| 10 Mar 2026 -
ReviewsKim Gordon – PLAY ME
Kim Gordon has mastered a modern mixture of distorted guitar and intense trip-hop beats with the release of her most political solo album Read more »| 10 Mar 2026 -
Live MusicDavid Byrne @ SEC Armadillo, Glasgow, 7 Mar
David Byrne lets us all get a little weird with it as he brings his Who Is The Sky? tour to Glasgow Read more »| 09 Mar 2026 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... Dayydream
Ahead of releasing their forthcoming EP Trace, we catch up with Chloe Trappes of Glasgow dreampop, slowcore and shoegaze outfit Dayydream Read more »| 05 Mar 2026 -
Live MusicCMAT @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 2 Mar
CMAT completes her Euro-Country tour with five nights in Scotland, kicking off celebrations with a firebrand performance that leaves us with lessons in how to serve scunt Read more »| 05 Mar 2026 -
OpinionResearch Report: Ten Years of GLARC
To celebrate a decade of Glasgow’s premier experimental label, GLARC, we pick ten highlights from across their discography Read more »| 04 Mar 2026 -
New MusicScottish New Music Round-up: March 2026
There's some great new music to look forward to this month from The Foot & Leg Clinic, Taupe, Dayydream, Cowboy Hunters, Clay Rings and more Read more »| 04 Mar 2026 -
ReviewsDutch Interior – It’s Glass
Californian indie-folk collective Dutch Interior capture a raw intimacy and homely nostalgia on their new EP, but can't quite hit their past heights Read more »| 04 Mar 2026 -
ReviewsShabaka – Of The Earth
Shabaka trades meditative stillness for propulsive movement and cosmic chaos in his sophomore album Read more »| 03 Mar 2026