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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NewsKelburn Garden Party 2025: First names revealed
TAAHLIAH, Sofia Kourtesis, Auntie Flo and Romare head up an exciting first wave of acts at this year's Kelburn Garden Party Read more »| 03 Feb 2025 -
InterviewsActive Listening: Dundee Radio Club
We catch up with Becca Clark and Su Shaw from Dundee Radio Club ahead of their maiden broadcast at the start of the month Read more »| 03 Feb 2025 -
ReviewsSharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory – Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory
Born out of jam sessions in the desert, Sharon Van Etten – joined by her band The Attachment Theory – sounds perfectly at ease on her most playful album yet Read more »| 03 Feb 2025 -
ReviewsSquid – Cowards
Squid graduate the post-punk revival with an exceptional record, proving them more than worthy of recognition as Britain's new rock innovators Read more »| 03 Feb 2025 -
Live MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: February 2025
As well as EP launches and all-dayers, February is full of gigs with Scottish circuit mainstays like Sacred Paws, Hamish Hawk, Mogwai and more Read more »| 03 Feb 2025 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... Isabella Strange
Ahead of releasing their debut EP, and a headline show at Edinburgh's Voodoo Rooms, we catch up with playful punks Isabella Strange Read more »| 30 Jan 2025
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Live MusicNeck Deep @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 26 Jan
With fervent energy and a sold-out Glasgow crowd, it’s easy to see why Neck Deep have become stalwarts in the pop-punk scene Read more »| 29 Jan 2025 -
Live MusicBethlehem Calling @ Tramway, Glasgow, 25 Jan
Bethlehem Calling assumes the spotlight as perilous Storm Éowyn lulls; meanwhile, the siege of Gaza, bombardment of the West Bank, and colonisation of Palestine violently continues Read more »| 28 Jan 2025 -
ReviewsDecius – Decius Vol. II (Splendour & Obedience)
On their second album, Decius luxuriate in rave from Manchester to Detroit, while Lias Saoudi drenches the tracklist in sopping, sultry vocals Read more »| 28 Jan 2025 -
Live MusicJoshua Burnside @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 23 Jan
Tonight's Joshua Burnside show offers a small glimpse of something greater in the periphery. It's one of those special Glasgow nights; songs and storms and magic and all Read more »| 27 Jan 2025 -
ReviewsBrooke Combe – Dancing At the Edge of the World
Dancing At the Edge of the World is ten sumptuous tracks of old-school soul that ooze with the essence of an artist in full bloom Read more »| 27 Jan 2025 -
Live MusicDu Blonde @ Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow, 23 Jan
Beth Jeans Houghton, aka Du Blonde, brings some northern uproar to a stormy Glasgow night Read more »| 24 Jan 2025 -
ReviewsYoung Franco – it's Franky Baby!
Young Franco's debut album it's Franky Baby is a mixed bag genre-wise, presented by an artist who clearly knows and loves music Read more »| 24 Jan 2025 -
New MusicYour New Favourite Band's Favourite Gig Venues
Ahead of Independent Venue Week 2025, some of the great new Scottish bands from this year's line-up talk us through their favourite gig venues Read more »| 24 Jan 2025 -
Live MusicCupcakKe @ SWG3, Glasgow, 21 Jan
Despite getting the crowd to do a lot of the heavy lifting tonight, CupcakKe's performance exudes joy and acts as a celebration of queer culture Read more »| 23 Jan 2025