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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Live MusicPrimavera and the post-pandemic return of music festivals
Now that the dust has settled on the 2022 return of Barcelona's Primavera Sound festival, we take a look at the post-pandemic return of the major music festival Read more »| 24 Jun 2022 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... Numbers x Youth Music
With the six-month Numbers x Youth Music initiative coming to an end, we chat with two of its participants to shine a spotlight on the programme as well as their forthcoming compilation release Read more »| 23 Jun 2022 -
Live MusicPeaches @ SWG3, Glasgow, 13 Jun
Twenty-two years on from the release of The Teaches of Peaches, Peaches continues to smash confines and limitations to deliver a one-of-a-kind show Read more »| 20 Jun 2022 -
ReviewsZola Jesus – ARKHON
The world may have caught up with the darkness of Zola Jesus, but there's a lot more beyond the gothy surface here Read more »| 20 Jun 2022 -
ReviewsHatis Noit – Aura
Hatis Noit's Aura offers a stunning vocal experiment, one that constructs immaculate, dreamt and abundant worlds Read more »| 20 Jun 2022 -
ReviewsSoccer Mommy – Sometimes, Forever
Expertly navigating an ocean of stylistic and lyrical juxtapositions, Soccer Mommy’s third album serves as a modern mercurial masterpiece Read more »| 20 Jun 2022
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ReviewsAutomatic – Excess
Automatic place their own radical stamp on the 70s and 80s sounds they've been exploring for their second album Read more »| 20 Jun 2022 -
InterviewsSoccer Mommy on latest album Sometimes, Forever
Soccer Mommy talks to us about her new album Sometimes, Forever, working with Oneohtrix Point Never, and Nintendo GameCube game Kirby Air Ride Read more »| 17 Jun 2022 -
NewsKelburn Garden Party: Pyramid stage lineup revealed
With the Kelburn Garden Party within touching distance, we take a closer look at the twenty artists lined up to play our curated stage at this year's festival Read more »| 16 Jun 2022 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... Katherine Aly
Following the release of her debut album, Shadows Are Made of Light Too, we shine a spotlight on Greece-born, Edinburgh-based singer-songwriter Katherine Aly Read more »| 16 Jun 2022 -
FestivalsJupiter Rising announce 2022 lineup
Kathryn Joseph, Glasgow African Balafon Orchestra, Auntie Flo and Shoot Your Shot join the forward-thinking artist-led music and art festival Jupiter Rising Read more »| 16 Jun 2022 -
ReviewsRachel Sermanni – Every Swimming Pool Runs to the Sea
The short-form new release from Edinburgh’s Rachel Sermanni is a joyful encapsulation of everything that makes her music so special Read more »| 15 Jun 2022 -
Live MusicHarry Styles @ Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, 11 Jun
Harry Styles doesn't disappoint in the first stadium concert of his solo career Read more »| 15 Jun 2022 -
ReviewsHercules & Love Affair – In Amber
Andy Butler's first album as Hercules & Love Affair in five years is riddled with discomfort, making for a harsh listen Read more »| 13 Jun 2022 -
ReviewsPerfume Genius – Ugly Season
Perfume Genius' sixth album is the biggest stylistic change of their career so far, though not an altogether surprising one Read more »| 13 Jun 2022