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 MusicGigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 11-17 Sep
This week in music Freakender returns for its third year, The Big Sit In comes to Glasgow and Kathryn Joseph premieres From When I Wake in collaboration with Cryptic Read more »| 11 Sep 2018 -
StudentsHow Not To Be a Dick At Gigs: A 6-Step Plan
Follow our six-step guide on how not to be a dick at gigs to avoid being the victim of tuts/eye rolls/internal hatred from your fellow gig-goers Read more »| 11 Sep 2018 -
ReviewsA-Sun Amissa – Ceremony in the Stillness
A statement of intent that works noise, texture and atmosphere with care and precision, A-Sun Amissa's Ceremony in the Stillness is beautiful and brutalising Read more »| 11 Sep 2018 -
PlaylistsFatherson: Under the Influence
Ahead of its release, Fatherson talk us through the albums that have helped influence their third studio album, The Sum of All Our Parts Read more »| 11 Sep 2018 -
Reviews
Dilly Dally – Heaven
The Toronto band's second album, Heaven is a battle cry for hope in a world that's all too often darkened by the shadows of doubt, depression and loneliness Read more »| 11 Sep 2018 -
Reviews
Sleaford Mods – Sleaford Mods EP
With their new eponymous EP, Sleaford Mods still have plenty of important things to say, regardless of how they might sugarcoat the message Read more »| 11 Sep 2018
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Reviews
Fred Thomas – Aftering
While Aftering doesn’t have the consistency of Fred Thomas' previous album Changer, it is urgent and incisive when it wants to be and serves as further proof of his talents Read more »| 11 Sep 2018 -
Reviews
Terry – I'm Terry
With I'm Terry, Melbourne four-piece Terry display the sheer prowess of their pop sensibilities and punk aesthetic Read more »| 11 Sep 2018 -
Interviews
We Were Promised Jetpacks on The More I Sleep the Less I Dream
We speak to We Were Promised Jetpacks frontman Adam Thompson about their most ambitious record yet, The More I Sleep the Less I Dream Read more »| 11 Sep 2018 -
Live Music
Iceage @ The Great Eastern, Glasgow, 6 Sep
Celebrating their latest album Beyondless, Copenhagen's Iceage play a thrilling set fuelled by The Great Eastern's hallucinatory energy Read more »| 10 Sep 2018 -
Live Music
Arctic Monkeys @ Manchester Arena, 7 Sep
The Sheffield outfit embrace the challenge of bringing Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino to arenas with a polished curtain-raiser in Manchester Read more »| 10 Sep 2018 -
Opinion
Say It Out Loud: The Beta Band's The Three E.P.'s turns 20
In September 1998, The Beta Band released The Three E.P.'s. Twenty years on, the compilation is finally being issued on vinyl sounding as fresh and inventive as ever Read more »| 10 Sep 2018 -
Live Music
The The @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 4 Sep
While The The don't deliver the most dynamic performance tonight, there's clearly plenty of political bite in these old dogs yet Read more »| 07 Sep 2018 -
Live Music
Manchester Psych Fest 2018: Review
Manchester Psych Fest once again proves that versatility is the watchword for success as it showcases the city's vibrant possibilities Read more »| 07 Sep 2018 -
Live Music
Lowlands Festival 2018: Review
Clean, serene, friendly, and with an excellent line-up, The Netherlands' Lowlands Festival is a rare treat Read more »| 07 Sep 2018