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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Live MusicClap Your Hands Say Yeah @ The Caves, Edinburgh, 22 Oct
Sound issues and premature exits aside, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah deliver a throwback set that gives their audience at The Caves an excuse to jump around on a work night Read more »| 26 Oct 2018 -
Live Music
Beach House @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 19 Oct
Delving deep into their back catalogue, Beach House's set at the Albert Hall is an atmospheric delight Read more »| 26 Oct 2018 -
Reviews
Miya Folick – Premonitions
Miya Folick's debut album shapeshifts through various genres and moods without ever losing momentum Read more »| 26 Oct 2018 -
ReviewsPaul Smith – Diagrams
Despite being occasionally repetitive, on Diagrams the Maxïmo Park frontman cements his place as a solo artist and a brilliant songwriter Read more »| 25 Oct 2018 -
Reviews
NAO – Saturn
NAO assuredly ascends into the stratosphere with sophomore album Saturn, an open diary that leaves you both rooting for and absorbed in the afflictions of the angelic singer. Read more »| 25 Oct 2018 -
Live Music
Jon Hopkins @ SWG3 Galvanizers, Glasgow, 19 Oct
Jon Hopkins is met with a hero's welcome tonight at SWG3 as we help him celebrate his latest opus, Singularity, and all before bedtime Read more »| 25 Oct 2018
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Live MusicSnail Mail @ SWG3, Warehouse Studio, Glasgow, 23 Oct
Despite a number of teething problems tonight, there are enough lovely moments to make Snail Mail one to watch for the future Read more »| 25 Oct 2018 -
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Glasvegas @ Gorilla, Manchester, 22 Oct
The Manchester stop on the Glaswegians' tenth anniversary tour does justice to James Allan's powerful piece of social commentary Read more »| 25 Oct 2018 -
Live MusicDavid Byrne @ SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 22 Oct
There are very few, if any, artists that are bringing this level of innovation and joy to the stage and David Byrne's American Utopia tour is his most ambitious since Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense Read more »| 25 Oct 2018 -
New Music
Kobi Onyame – Kill the Body (A Response Piece): Video Premiere
Watch Ashanti Harris' response piece to Kobi Onyame's Kill the Body Read more »| 25 Oct 2018 -
ReviewsJulia Holter – Aviary
A challenging but rewarding album, Aviary continually grasps towards communication, exulting in common humanity amid societal ruptures Read more »| 25 Oct 2018 -
Live Music
IDLES @ QMU, Glasgow, 20 Oct
Bristol's IDLES tackle Brexit, mental health, anti-immigrant sentiments, toxic masculinity and the state of the NHS in a rip-roaringly fun set tonight at QMU Read more »| 24 Oct 2018 -
Live Music
Gigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 24-29 Oct
First Aid Kit, Teenage Fanclub, RM Hubbert and Aidan Moffat, Sam Amidon, Goat Girl, Lucy Dacus and Eleanor Friedberger head up this week's central belt gigs Read more »| 24 Oct 2018 -
Live Music
alt-J @ SEC Armadillo, Glasgow, 21 Oct
A good three years since they last played Glasgow, alt-J give plenty of lip service to the hits that made their name as well as cuts from RELAXER and its recent reworking, REDUXER Read more »| 23 Oct 2018 -
Live Music
Will Varley @ Stereo, Glasgow, 19 Oct
Will Varley's lyrics resonate with the Stereo audience tonight as they raise their glasses to the performer, singing along to every word Read more »| 23 Oct 2018