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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ReviewsEyes of Others – Eyes of Others
Like memories from a night out, Eyes of Others is a fug of ticking drum machines, acid basslines, dub-style synth stabs and warped delay Read more »| 16 May 2023 -
ReviewsSleep Token – Take Me Back To Eden
The final part of a trilogy of albums by masked London collective Sleep Token is an hour-long genre odyssey of epic proportions Read more »| 15 May 2023 -
Reviewsbar italia – Tracey Denim
The air of mystery that once surrounded bar italia might have evaporated, but with songs like these, they were never going to stay a secret for long Read more »| 15 May 2023 -
ReviewsBC Camplight – The Last Rotation of Earth
With The Last Rotation of Earth, Brian Christinzio has made his heartbreak record – the results are masterful Read more »| 11 May 2023 -
ReviewsLucy Liyou – Dog Dreams (개꿈)
Lucy Liyou continues their ascent with Dog Dreams, an often beautiful record of evocative transformation Read more »| 11 May 2023 -
InterviewsBC Camplight on new album The Last Rotation of Earth
Ahead of the biggest release of his career, we catch up with Manchester-based alt-pop act BC Camplight to talk about creating art out of personal turmoil Read more »| 10 May 2023
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OpinionWho Run The World? Politics in Pop
As government politicians continue to squabble over Partygate, mainstream music stars are addressing the rising concerns of the nation. We explore how pop's biggest stages continue to collide with radical political expression Read more »| 09 May 2023 -
Live MusicRachel Chinouriri @ King Tut's, Glasgow, 4 May
Rachel Chinouriri takes to King Tut's in Glasgow with a winning mix of warmth, vulnerability and humour Read more »| 05 May 2023 -
Live MusicTectonics Festival 2023: The Report
Tectonics marks ten years by bringing another instalment of avant-garde luminaries and contemporary classical innovation to Glasgow Read more »| 04 May 2023 -
InterviewsPopgirlz on friendship-building and nurturing networks
We get to know the Popgirlz Scotland collective a little bit better, while they curate a special playlist for us featuring just a fraction of their talented members Read more »| 04 May 2023 -
ReviewsWesterman – An Inbuilt Fault
Working with Big Thief's James Krivchenia, Westerman adds layers to his sound Read more »| 04 May 2023 -
Live MusicBemz @ SWG3, Glasgow, 28 Apr
Tonight's sold-out show is a joyful celebration, not only for Bemz but for what his success might mean for the wider Scottish hip-hop scene Read more »| 03 May 2023 -
New MusicScottish New Music Roundup: May 2023
Pop-punk, hardcore screamo, contemplative spoken-word, melancholic piano, hip-hop and more, it's all happening in Scotland this month Read more »| 03 May 2023 -
New MusicCloth – Secret Measure track-by-track
Ahead of releasing their second album – their first on Rock Action Records – Cloth's Rachael and Paul Swinton talk us through Secret Measure track-by-track Read more »| 03 May 2023 -
ReviewsSBTRKT – The Rat Road
The Rat Road is a wondrous and playful musical sketchbook that takes the SBTRKT sonic blueprint and builds something lasting Read more »| 03 May 2023