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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InterviewsNeil Pennycook on the return of Meursault
We catch up with Neil Pennycook to discuss the return of the much-vaunted Edinburgh outfit Meursault, back with a new album Read more »| 31 Jan 2017 -
Live Music
Scottish Gig Highlights: 31 Jan – 6 Feb
This week's best live music in Edinburgh and Glasgow, as Celtic Connections comes to an end and a member of Arcade Fire arrives in Edinburgh Read more »| 31 Jan 2017 -
Live MusicC Duncan / Man of Moon @ St Lukes, 26 Jan
Fittingly for the hallowed surrounds of St Luke's, tonight's Celtic Connections billing of Man of Moon and C Duncan has a restorative, yin and yang effect. W... Read more »| 30 Jan 2017 -
ReviewsThe Dears – Times Infinity Volume One
Back in 2003 when their second album No Cities Left garnered enough in the way of sales and positive reviews to get them known outside of their native Montre... Read more »| 30 Jan 2017 -
Live Music
Modern Studies @ The Glad Cafe, 26 Jan
While its modest capacity and friendly atmosphere lend every gig at The Glad Cafe a sense of community spirit, tonight’s performance has a markedly fam... Read more »| 30 Jan 2017 -
Reviews
Duke Garwood – Garden of Ashes
If you knew nothing about Duke Garwood and heard this record for the first time without knowing who had created it, it's possible you'd think either you were... Read more »| 30 Jan 2017
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Reviews
Sampha – Process
'I didn’t really know what that lump was,' Sampha recalls on Process opener Plastic 100°C, referring to a literal lump in his throat. Even after nu... Read more »| 30 Jan 2017 -
Live Music
Margo Price @ Leaf, Liverpool, 21 Jan
If you were going to design a country singer by committee you could do a lot worse than use Margo Price as the model. Blonde and beautiful, with a hint ... Read more »| 30 Jan 2017 -
Festivals
Pulled Apart by Horses join FestEvol Gardens 2017
Cabbage and Dream Wife also added to the bill for the bank holiday special in Liverpool Read more »| 30 Jan 2017 -
News
Ryan Adams plays surprise show in Manchester
Fans pack out Soup Kitchen following Twitter announcement Read more »| 28 Jan 2017 -
News
Tinderbox Orchestra – Quetzalcoatl: Track Premiere
Listen to Quetzalcoatl by the Tinderbox Orchestra Read more »| 27 Jan 2017 -
Live Music
The Rural Alberta Advantage @ Broadcast, 24 Jan
On record, The Rural Alberta Advantage are a force of precision, of measured restraint and efficiency. Live, they're a freewheeling, weaponized unit. Their t... Read more »| 27 Jan 2017 -
VideosStay Fresh Sessions: Heavy on the Magic
Watch a live performance by the Manchester alt rock quintet, specially filmed at the city's Low Four studio Read more »| 27 Jan 2017 -
InterviewsAllison Crutchfield on Tourist In This Town
What do you do when your band and your relationship break up in one fell swoop? We ask Allison Crutchfield, as she prepares to release her debut solo album Read more »| 27 Jan 2017 -
Reviews
Allison Crutchfield – Tourist in This Town
The Crutchfield twins have taken lightly diverging paths since their joint venture P.S. Eliot ended in 2011. While Katie’s solo project Waxahatchee has... Read more »| 27 Jan 2017