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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ReviewsWe Are Scientists – Helter Seltzer
You’ve heard it before: indie band makes waves with intoxicating studio debut, and lives forever in its shadow. In the decade since the squeaky-clean n... Read more »| 26 Apr 2016 -
Live MusicExplosions in the Sky @ Glasgow Barrowlands, 19 April
Should they be responsible for some of the most soul-achingly beautiful music ever recorded – and from a post-rock perspective at least there’s a... Read more »| 26 Apr 2016 -
Videos
Video Premiere: Strange Collective – Heavy
Watch the video for Heavy, the blissed-out new single from Liverpool's latest cosmic explorers Strange Collective Read more »| 22 Apr 2016 -
News
Africa Oyé announce DJs for 2016 festival
Africa Oyé bring back DJ Edu and Esa Williams for the third year running Read more »| 22 Apr 2016 -
News
Prince found dead at 57
The Minneapolis musician is reported to have died at his Paisley Park recording studio and estate Read more »| 21 Apr 2016 -
Reviews
Lush – Blindspot EP
Twice as good as it needed to be, and a league beyond your worst fears, the Blind Spot EP shrugs aside two decades of inactivity with nary a glance back... Read more »| 21 Apr 2016
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InterviewsEmma Pollock on Record Labels and Solo Careers
Emma Pollock's early career saw her fronting The Delgados and drinking with John Peel in Motherwell pubs. Now, as the record label she co-founded turns 21, she has released her best solo album yet. Just don't ask her to make you a playlist Read more »| 21 Apr 2016 -
Festivals
Other Worlds, Blackpool, 7-10 April
It’s easy to sneer at Blackpool. A funny wee place; wander along the prom, and you’re assaulted with adjectives. Kitsch. Garish. Tacky. Kiss me k... Read more »| 20 Apr 2016 -
Live Music
Animal Collective @ The Ritz, Manchester, 13 Apr
Coming away from an Animal Collective show and complaining about their self-indulgence probably places you among the ranks of comedy fans who go to see a not... Read more »| 20 Apr 2016 -
FestivalsXpoNorth announce music showcase line-up
Creative industries festival XpoNorth has unveiled the full rundown of bands and solo artists venturing to play its music showcases in Inverness this June. Read more »| 19 Apr 2016 -
Live Music
Victor Villarreal @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 12 Apr
Victor Villarreal is a thoroughly endearing figure. Softly-spoken, sweetly cheerful and endlessly affable, he just happens to be one of the most unique guita... Read more »| 18 Apr 2016 -
Reviews
New Albums This Week: Cate Le Bon, John Carpenter
Our round-up of the best new music released this week, including a new record from Cate Le Bon and a second album from master of horror John Carpenter Read more »| 15 Apr 2016 -
Interviews
Bossy Love on honesty, hype and their live show
Quietly, steadily, Bossy Love have become the most talked-about band in Scotland. We talk to Amandah Wilkinson and John Baillie Jr to find out where they plan to go from here. Read more »| 14 Apr 2016 -
Reviews
Teho Teardo and Blixa Bargeld – Nerissimo
In one respect, the second long-player from Einstürzende Neubauten's Bargeld and underground-rocker-turned-soundtrack-composer Teardo sounds exactly as ... Read more »| 13 Apr 2016 -
News
Fugazi's Ian Mackaye set for Restless Natives Q&A
Minor Threat and Fugazi legend Ian Mackaye will take part in an exclusive Q&A session at the inaugural Restless Natives festival in Glasgow next month. ... Read more »| 11 Apr 2016