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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InterviewsSkrillex, Fred Again.. and dance-pop as gateway and curse
We chat with two rising voices in Scottish dance music about pop crossovers, and why Skrillex is really just like Anakin Skywalker Read more »| 26 Apr 2023 -
Live MusicShonen Knife @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 20 Apr
Five decades into their career, Japanese pop-punk trio Shonen Knife are still effortlessly bringing the party with their undeniable energy Read more »| 26 Apr 2023 -
ReviewsIndigo De Souza – All of This Will End
Rising indie rocker Indigo De Souza takes no prisoners on her third album, but there's hope tangled up in all the rage Read more »| 25 Apr 2023 -
ReviewsNabihah Iqbal – DREAMER
At its high points, Nabihah Iqbal's new album DREAMER evokes otherworldly space, but a more pared-down edit could better highlight its strengths Read more »| 25 Apr 2023 -
ReviewsPost Coal Prom Queen – Music For First Contact
Post Coal Prom Queen have upgraded their sound since their cyberpunk rap opera, making Music For First Contact a nebulous album that posits questions as complex as its compositions Read more »| 25 Apr 2023 -
ReviewsJessie Ware – That! Feels Good!
The dancefloor Jessie Ware opened on her last album What’s Your Pleasure? shows no sign of closing on her new album. In fact, it’s got even sweatier Read more »| 24 Apr 2023
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FestivalsEdinburgh International Festival: The 2023 programme
EIF returns with a new director in Nicola Benedetti, theatre from Johnny McKnight and Punchdrunk, and a music lineup including Alison Goldfrapp and Anouska Shankar Read more »| 24 Apr 2023 -
ReviewsEverything But The Girl – Fuse
More than two decades on from their last record, Everything But The Girl have grown into themselves, forging a sound that is at once deliciously familiar and enhanced by the weight of experience Read more »| 21 Apr 2023 -
Live MusicParamore @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 17 April
Paramore return to Glasgow with a stadium-sized show packed with intimate moments Read more »| 19 Apr 2023 -
Live MusicThe Tallest Man on Earth @ QMU, Glasgow, 16 Apr
As they move towards a bigger live sound, nothing can rein in the power of Swedish folkies The Tallest Man on Earth Read more »| 18 Apr 2023 -
ReviewsBenefits – Nails
Benefits' debut album smashes you over the head with its rage, to the point that it quickly becomes exhausting Read more »| 17 Apr 2023 -
ReviewsEnter Shikari – A Kiss For The Whole World
Reborn and re-energised from the ashes of a music-less lockdown world, the St Albans quartet return with yet another remarkably astute, ambitious and self-aware album Read more »| 17 Apr 2023 -
NewsRecord Store Day 2023: What's on in Scotland
We pick out some of the releases hitting your local record shops on 22 April, and explore what some of our favourites have planned for Record Store Day Read more »| 13 Apr 2023 -
NewsKelburn Garden Party: Pyramid Stage 2023 revealed
We're excited to share the full lineup of our Pyramid Stage curation for this year's Kelburn Garden Party, featuring Sacred Paws, comfort and AiiTee in the top spots Read more »| 12 Apr 2023 -
ReviewsFeist – Multitudes
The Canadian's sixth album is an intimate affair – it's honest, reflective and undeniably Feist Read more »| 10 Apr 2023