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 MusicDanny Brown @ SWG3 Galvanizers, Glasgow, 28 May
Detroit rapper Danny Brown puts on a masterclass of a performance to a 1000-strong faithful crowd in the tight confines of Glasgow's SWG3 Galvanizers Read more »| 30 May 2024 -
Live MusicKing Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 27 May
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's debut Edinburgh show is full of great musicianship – and a bit of indulgence Read more »| 29 May 2024 -
NewsSonica announces its 2024 programme
Sonica, Glasgow’s biennial festival of innovative audiovisual art, returns with a lineup featuring a blend of international and local talent. Alessandro Cortini, SHHE, Becky Šik and Alex Smoke are among the lineup Read more »| 29 May 2024 -
New MusicScottish New Music Round-up: June 2024
This June we're enjoying follow-up albums from some of our favourite Scottish acts, on top of a few delightful debuts Read more »| 29 May 2024 -
Live MusicDVNE @ La Belle Angele, Edinburgh, 16 May
DVNE return to Edinburgh with an avalanche of new songs from their merciless third album Voidkind Read more »| 28 May 2024 -
ReviewsNiamh Regan – Come As You Are
Irish singer-songwriter Niamh Regan is at her most engaging in the moments of introspection across her second album, Come As You Are Read more »| 28 May 2024
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Live MusicThe Mountain Goats @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 24 May
Cult favourites The Mountain Goats are in fine form at their biggest Scottish show yet Read more »| 27 May 2024 -
ReviewsBat For Lashes – The Dream of Delphi
Natasha Khan's sixth album is her most intimate and focused, exploring her feelings and state of mind following the birth of her daughter Read more »| 27 May 2024 -
Live MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: June 2024
A fresh batch of festivals plus live returns from Bikini Kill, LCD Soundsystem and Beth Gibbons – it's our guide to the gigs to catch across Scotland this June Read more »| 27 May 2024 -
OpinionBars, Beefs & Butt Lifts: Drake vs Kendrick vs AI
Exploring the popularity of an AI-generated song about Drake getting a Brazilian butt lift, one writer questions the increased presence of AI in the creative process Read more »| 24 May 2024 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... Midnight Ambulance
We catch up with Midnight Ambulance, and bring you a first listen of their latest single Alice via its amazing music video created by award-winning animator Em New Read more »| 23 May 2024 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Tradfest 2024: The Report
Tradfest 2024 showcases the best of parallel folk traditions, the evolution of genres over time, and the face of the new party-loving trad audience Read more »| 23 May 2024 -
Interviewsmui zyu on new album nothing or something to die for
mui zyu speaks to us about how honing her craft and connections through the pandemic made her the eclectic artist she is today, and the oft-overlooked upside of growing mould Read more »| 21 May 2024 -
Reviewsmui zyu – nothing or something to die for
In a quiet room with a good set of headphones, you'll get lost in nothing or something to die for's dreamlike soundscape Read more »| 20 May 2024 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... Bee Asha
Ahead of releasing her new album Goodbye, Gracious, we shine a spotlight on Edinburgh artist Bee Asha Read more »| 16 May 2024