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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NewsFranz Ferdinand to headline Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Concert
Metronomy and Free Love join the Glasgow band at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay party, the biggest New Year celebration in the UK Read more »| 31 Aug 2018 -
ReviewsDarwin Deez – 10 Songs That Happened When You Left Me With My Stupid Heart
Indie-pop's near-cliché poster boy Darwin Deez returns with his established style of playful, happy-go-lucky electronica that walks the fine line between lovestruck sweetheart and sickeningly twee wallflower Read more »| 30 Aug 2018 -
Reviews
Menace Beach – Black Rainbow Sound
Black Rainbow Sound demonstrates a massive shift for Menace Beach; exuding the same visceral power and anthemic pop tunes we've come to expect but with a funky new twist Read more »| 30 Aug 2018 -
Reviews
Muncie Girls – Fixed Ideals
In a time of seismic change, political turmoil and rollercoaster national pride, Muncie Girls remain a much-needed constant Read more »| 30 Aug 2018 -
ReviewsSpring King – A Better Life
A Better Life is total fire from the get-go, offering great melody and pop lifts that you'll be singing for days Read more »| 30 Aug 2018 -
Live Music
Epic Beard Men: Sage Francis & B. Dolan @ Stereo, Glasgow, 23 Aug
By the end of the Epic Beard Men (Sage Francis & B. Dolan)'s set tonight at Stereo we’re left feeling revitalised and ready to tear down the system Read more »| 30 Aug 2018
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Live Music
St. Vincent @ Edinburgh Playhouse, 26 Aug
Despite it being an all-seated gig at the Edinburgh Playhouse tonight, by the end of the set Annie Clark has everyone in the stalls bouncing between the venue's plush velvet seats Read more »| 30 Aug 2018 -
Reviews
The Lemon Twigs – Go To School
Go To School is musically outstanding; sincere and ridiculously entertaining, providing everything that modern-day rock has to offer Read more »| 29 Aug 2018 -
ReviewsIDLES – Joy as an Act of Resistance
While Joy as an Act of Resistance might not flow perfectly as an album, many of its songs when taken on their own raise some serious hell Read more »| 29 Aug 2018 -
ReviewsThe Kooks – Let's Go Sunshine
The indie-rock stars prove they’ve still got it on a record that epitomises everything the four-piece have done wonderfully for over a decade Read more »| 29 Aug 2018 -
Live Music
s t a r g a z e perform Boards of Canada's Hi Scores @ Leith Theatre, Edinburgh, 25 Aug
Berlin collective s t a r g a z e bring Boards of Canada’s Hi Scores EP to life through a live performance style that is vibrant and exhilarating to watch Read more »| 29 Aug 2018 -
Live Music
Since Yesterday @ Leith Theatre, Edinburgh, 24 Aug
Tonight's celebration of the unsung women pioneers of Scottish pop proves that Scotland brims with pop talent – yesterday, today and tomorrow Read more »| 28 Aug 2018 -
Live Music
Electric Fields 2018: Preview
To celebrate Electric Fields' fifth birthday, we take a closer look at five key things you might like to know about Electric Fields if this is your first time, as well as five of our top musical picks Read more »| 28 Aug 2018 -
Live Music
Belle & Sebastian and the RSNO @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 24 Aug
The Glasgow stalwarts return home triumphant for a rarities-packed show with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra Read more »| 28 Aug 2018 -
Live Music
Manchester Psych Fest 2018: Preview
Ahead of 2018's Manchester Psych Fest on 1 September, we take a closer look at this year's line-up Read more »| 27 Aug 2018