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 MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: November 2024
November brings a trio of mini-festivals, big Scottish shows from Niteworks and Barry Can't Swim, and visits from English Teacher, Confidence Man and Billy Woods Read more »| 28 Oct 2024 -
ReviewsMerope – Véjula
The latest from Lithuanian folk duo Merope is a masterful melding of gorgeous pastorals and the mysterious Read more »| 28 Oct 2024 -
Live MusicLeft of the Dial: Cool Things at 2024's festival
One of the coolest showcase festivals we've ever been to, Rotterdam's Left of the Dial leaves us feeling energised and looking forward to doing it all again in the future Read more »| 25 Oct 2024 -
NewsrEDOLENT win the 2024 SAY Award
Edinburgh outfit rEDOLENT have won this year's Scottish Album of the Year Award, picking up the £20,000 prize for their debut album, dinny greet Read more »| 24 Oct 2024 -
Live MusicDarkside @ La Belle Angele, Edinburgh, 21 Oct
Now performing as a trio, Darkside appear to be enjoying the freedom of the live format with a show that twists and turns, often in unexpected directions Read more »| 24 Oct 2024 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... mokusla
Following the release of her latest EP, lovely people here, but it's just not the same, we catch up with Glasgow-based dreampop artist mokusla Read more »| 24 Oct 2024
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Live MusicAdult Jazz @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 21 Oct
While Adult Jazz have no obvious contemporaries, their first show in two years tonight underlines their power when the magic strikes Read more »| 24 Oct 2024 -
ReviewsSoccer Mommy – Evergreen
As nuanced as it is captivating, Sophie Allison’s fourth album as Soccer Mommy is a still photograph of loss, heartache, and the hope in between Read more »| 24 Oct 2024 -
ReviewsAmyl and the Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness
On Amyl and the Sniffers' third studio album Cartoon Darkness, Amy Taylor reminds us how great it is to be a woman, in all our free, fun and angry glory Read more »| 21 Oct 2024 -
Live MusicBeyond the Music 2024: The Report
Now in its second year, we dip our toes into two of the four days of Manchester’s ambitious Beyond the Music conference and showcase festival Read more »| 17 Oct 2024 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... Rahul.mp3
Fresh from releasing his Mumbai Heat EP, we catch up with the Glasgow-based producer Rahul.mp3 to find out more Read more »| 17 Oct 2024 -
Live MusicPale Waves @ SWG3, Glasgow, 13 Oct
Tonight's sold out show from Manchester outfit Pale Waves is a celebration of queer love, queer joy and queer heartbreak Read more »| 16 Oct 2024 -
ReviewsPorridge Radio – Clouds In the Sky They Will Always Be There For Me
Porridge Radio are one of the most dependably consistent bands out there, and their brand of dejected slacker indie/alt-rock will grab you, hold you tight, and won’t let go Read more »| 15 Oct 2024 -
ReviewsJapandroids – Fate & Alcohol
Maybe dudes rock the most when they're self-aware enough to realise it’s time to call it a day? Read more »| 15 Oct 2024 -
ReviewsConfidence Man – 3AM (LA LA LA)
The palette of 3AM (LA LA LA) invokes a bounce of the head, yes, and perhaps that is all that it’s meant to be – a delivery vehicle for their lauded live performance Read more »| 15 Oct 2024