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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ClubsNights Out: Christmas and Hogmanay club picks
We take a look at the club nights, ceilidhs and street parties taking place across Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee over the festive period Read more »| 06 Dec 2022 -
OpinionRemembering Low's Mimi Parker
Following the untimely passing of Mimi Parker, we take a look back at her three decade-spanning career as the drummer and vocalist of Low Read more »| 05 Dec 2022 -
New MusicScottish New Music Round-up: December 2022
In this month's new music column, we celebrate new releases from Nyx Nótt, Shredd, A. Wesley Chung, Clair, Alliyah Enyo and more Read more »| 01 Dec 2022 -
New MusicSpotlight On... Humour
Following the release of their debut EP pure misery, we catch up with Andreas Christodoulidis to shine a spotlight on new Glasgow band Humour Read more »| 01 Dec 2022 -
Live MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: December 2022
December sees Christmas gigs from Lost Map, massive shows from Mogwai and The Cure, plus gigs from up-and-comers No Windows and Humour Read more »| 30 Nov 2022 -
Live MusicIbibio Sound Machine @ St Luke's, Glasgow, 22 Nov
Thanks to the powers and joy of Ibibio Sound Machine, there’s a lightness that cuts through this fog-soaked winter night in Glasgow Read more »| 25 Nov 2022
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Interviews
Spotlight On... No Windows
We catch up with new Edinburgh duo No Windows, who played one of their first ever shows at this year's Connect festival, and find out all about their debut EP, Fishboy Read more »| 24 Nov 2022 -
ReviewsAndrew Wasylyk – Hearing the Water Before Seeing the Falls
With beautiful arrangements and incredible density, Andrew Wasylyk's latest album is deeply profound and completely compelling Read more »| 21 Nov 2022 -
Live MusicWet Leg @ SWG3, Glasgow, 17 Nov
After an incredible year, tonight's sold out Wet Leg show should be a victory lap, but it sadly feels more like a band still trying to figure stuff out Read more »| 18 Nov 2022 -
Live MusicMUNA @ SWG3, Glasgow, 15 Nov
MUNA bring their charm and big tunes to a packed SWG3, creating a fun environment and safe space in the process Read more »| 17 Nov 2022 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... Russell Stewart
Ahead of releasing Into View, Russell Stewart talks us through the EP track by track and gives us a first listen to its final single, You Move Me Read more »| 17 Nov 2022 -
InterviewsKode9 on Escapology and Astro-Darien
The soundtrack to a sonic fiction film exploring the breakup of the UK through the lens of a video game, Hyperdub label boss Kode9’s latest releases are his most ambitious yet Read more »| 17 Nov 2022 -
ReviewsShake Chain – Snake Chain
Screaming samples and a unique, gibbering vocalist do little to propel Shake Chain's simple melodies into the sonic depths they were hoping for Read more »| 15 Nov 2022 -
Live MusicFranz Ferdinand @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 10 Nov
Franz Ferdinand's hits are sharper than ever, even if arenas may be beyond the indie icons these days Read more »| 14 Nov 2022 -
Live MusicPussy Riot: Riot Days @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 8 Nov
"My hell, my rules" – Pussy Riot's new tour is a galvanising memoir of life before, during, and after their time in a Russian prison Read more »| 14 Nov 2022