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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ReviewsJ Fernandez – Many Levels of Laughter
After three EPs, J Fernandez finally comes through with debut full length Many Levels of Laughter – and hasn’t lost any of his DIY eclectici... Read more »| 27 May 2015 -
Live MusicHidden Door: LoneLady @ King's Stables Road, 22 May
First things first, Hidden Door isn’t as hidden as the would-be detective in you might hope. A stone’s throw from the Grassmarket, the ‘sec... Read more »| 26 May 2015 -
Live MusicIn Pictures: Randolph's Leap, Book Group and The Sons at Nothing Ever Happens Here
Summerhall's gig series continues, Kat Gollock was down the front... Read more »| 26 May 2015 -
Reviews
Thee Oh Sees – Mutilator Defeated At Last
Another batch of blast furnace psych from the ever-fertile mind of John Dwyer and co. With the daydream haze of last year’s Drop putting an end to the ... Read more »| 26 May 2015 -
Live MusicHinds / Oscar / Kill Surrrf @ Broadcast, 21 May
Taking point on tonight’s well-rounded bill, Glasgow four-piece Kill Surrrf conjure a balmy heatwave through the power of unruffled songwriting and sou... Read more »| 26 May 2015 -
Reviews
Daughn Gibson – Carnation
Carnation is a frustrating record. According to Gibson, it’s marked from his previous releases by a sense of “malign opulence.” He says, &l... Read more »| 26 May 2015
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Live MusicPity Sex @ Bloc+, Glasgow, 21 May
Cymbal bags and guitar cases strewn about at the audience’s feet, the setup at Bloc’s 12th REPEATER event has all the messy homespun ambience of ... Read more »| 25 May 2015 -
Reviews
The Acorn – Vieux Loop
Despite summer being just around the corner, the fourth album from Canada's polite acoustic rockers The Acorn is apt music for hibernating to. All gentle bru... Read more »| 25 May 2015 -
Interviews
From Russia with Love: Happy Meals interviewed
Scottish Album of the Year nominated duo Suzanne Rodden and Lewis Cook, aka Happy Meals, look beyond their roots with their brand of minimalist European disco. It's already proved a hit in Moscow. Now it's the turn of Supersonic festival Read more »| 25 May 2015 -
News
Northwest Music News — 22 May: Liverpool Sound City, Bill Ryder-Jones and more
Our Northwest music round-up features Liverpool Sound City, a new Bill Ryder-Jones collaboration and more... Read more »| 22 May 2015 -
News
Robert Smith covers The Twilight Sad’s There's A Girl In The Corner
The Cure frontman Robert Smith has shared his cover of The Twilight Sad’s There’s A Girl In The Corner ahead of its physical release in June. Sm... Read more »| 22 May 2015 -
Live Music
Sleaford Mods @ Manchester Academy 2, 15 May
Sleaford Mods probably weren't surprised by the general election result; to them, whatever the outcome, Britain’s rotten to the core. For those equally... Read more »| 21 May 2015 -
Videos
BadBadNotGood and Black Milk play tracks by Slum Village and Flying Lotus, live at SxSW 2015
We caught BadBadNotGood, one of the best live bands we were lucky enough to see at South by Southwest, on the final night of the festival in Austin at The Hi... Read more »| 20 May 2015 -
Festivals
Sounds from the Other City 2015, Salford, 3 May
Salford's annual festival of new art and music marks its eleventh year with audiovisual collaborations, inspired new commissions, and even a homage to the area's political history Read more »| 20 May 2015 -
Live Music
American Football @ SWG3, Glasgow, 17 May
“Honestly, I can’t remember all my teenage feelings,” sings Mike Kinsella, halfway through American Football’s first appearance in Gl... Read more »| 20 May 2015