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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InterviewsChris Foote and Jonny Watt on Fife's Outwith Festival
Idlewild, Honeyblood and William McCarthy (Augustines) are set to headline September's Outwith Festival, a heartfelt celebration of a community on the rise. Chris Foote and Jonny Watt discuss proclaiming the merits of Fife to the world, and vice versa Read more »| 21 Aug 2019 -
ReviewsJay Som – Anak Ko
On a record littered with collaborations from friends, Jay Som AKA Melina Duterte shines yet again Read more »| 21 Aug 2019 -
Live MusicThe Cure @ Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, 16 Aug
With a lot of their set afforded to Disintegration, The Cure put on an excellent show in Glasgow, 27 years since last playing north of the border Read more »| 20 Aug 2019 -
ReviewsRachel Sermanni – So It Turns
The Scottish artist returns with her first album in four years, offering a direct reflection on the politics of modern times Read more »| 19 Aug 2019 -
Live MusicLewis Capaldi @ Princes St Gardens, Edinburgh, 13 Aug
In the shadow of Edinburgh Castle, Lewis Capaldi continues riding the wave of superstardom, and if tonight's anything to go by he'll be up there a long time Read more »| 16 Aug 2019 -
NewsScottish Album of the Year Award: The 2019 shortlist
A host of artists, including Kathryn Joseph, C Duncan and Karine Polwart, return to the shortlist for another crack at winning the Scottish Album of the Year Award Read more »| 15 Aug 2019
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InterviewsThe Beths' Elizabeth Stokes interviewed
Fresh off a breakout year, and ahead of capping it all off by playing Indian Summer in Glasgow, The Beths’ Elizabeth Stokes talks about long distance, writing on the road and what future her really thinks Read more »| 15 Aug 2019 -
ReviewsDomiciles – This Is Not a Zen Garden
The Dunfermline-based quintet's debut outing sees them cement their heavily 90s influenced sound in solid fashion Read more »| 15 Aug 2019 -
InterviewsSeeking Light: Sharon Van Etten interview
We speak to Sharon Van Etten about her latest album Remind Me Tomorrow, the importance of writing about attainable happiness and her aspirations to one day become a counsellor Read more »| 14 Aug 2019 -
ReviewsOh Sees – Face Stabber
The ever-metamorphosing Californian group release their 22nd LP, ramping up the prog-rock over a seriously ambitious runtime Read more »| 14 Aug 2019 -
ReviewsRide – This Is Not a Safe Place
Shoegaze pioneers Ride return with their second LP in as many years with an eye on breaking shoegaze into the pop landscape Read more »| 14 Aug 2019 -
ReviewsShura – forevher
Shura's second album is a more mature comeback for the Londoner, forming an interesting conversation with the glitz and glamour of her debut, Nothing's Real Read more »| 13 Aug 2019 -
ReviewsThe Hold Steady – Thrashing Thru the Passion
The Hold Steady's seventh album collects five new songs recorded this year alongside five digitally-released singles the band put out sporadically between 2017 and 2019 Read more »| 13 Aug 2019 -
InterviewsBlanck Mass on consumerism and Animated Violence Mild
Ahead of the release of Animated Violence Mild, we talk about the violent nature of consumerism with Benjamin John Power, aka Blanck Mass Read more »| 13 Aug 2019 -
Live MusicBloc Party @ Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow, 9 Aug
Only two Bloc Party members remain from the all-conquering line-up that released Silent Alarm in 2005, but this anniversary performance shows it ages well regardless Read more »| 12 Aug 2019