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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Reviews
Ethel Cain – Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You
On her latest album, Ethel Cain has once again translated incredibly personal experiences into deeply universal feelings Read more »| 04 Aug 2025 -
Interviews
Learning Greek with Humour’s Andreas Christodoulidis
Ahead of the Glasgow band releasing their debut album, Learning Greek, we catch up with Humour frontman Andreas Christodoulidis Read more »| 04 Aug 2025 -
Reviews
Gordi – Like Plasticine
On her third album, Australian singer-songwriter Gordi attempts to make sense of what she faced as a frontline doctor during the pandemic Read more »| 04 Aug 2025 -
Interviews
Billy Nomates on Glastonbury and Metalhorse
Bristol-based Billy Nomates faced a wave of toxic online behaviour following her 2023 Glastonbury set. But the moment also unleashed the project into cosmic new realms, as bandleader Tor Maries explains Read more »| 04 Aug 2025 -
New Music
Scottish New Music Round-up: August 2025
Welcome to the August edition of our new Scottish music column, with releases to look forward to from Humour, Tarn, James Yorkston and Martha May & The Mondays Read more »| 01 Aug 2025 -
Interviews
Spotlight On... Slow Karma
Following the release of their latest single Price Check, we shine our weekly spotlight on up-and-coming Edinburgh outfit Slow Karma Read more »| 31 Jul 2025
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Live Music
LAMAYA @ King Tut's, Glasgow, 24 Jul
LAMAYA is effortlessly cool tonight as she delivers a thrilling showcase of vocal control, dance, movement and personality at King Tut's as part of their Summer Nights series Read more »| 29 Jul 2025 -
Live Music
Deerhoof @ The Caves, Edinburgh, 25 Jul
Deerhoof remain a magnificent entity with no signs of slowing up, showing exactly why they remain cult heroes Read more »| 29 Jul 2025 -
Interviews
CANVAS: Introducing Dundee's newest venue
Fresh from their opening night with Theo Bleak in June, we look to the future and catch up with the team behind Dundee's latest venue – CANVAS Read more »| 29 Jul 2025 -
Live Music
Scottish Live Music Highlights: August 2025
August brings a bumper crop of festivals across the country, as Mogwai's Big City, Bemz' M4 and Edinburgh Psych Fest all return alongside EIF and the Fringe Read more »| 28 Jul 2025 -
Opinion
Fringe by the Sea: A Love Letter to Scotland’s Freshest Festival
Ahead of this year's Fringe by the Sea, one East Lothian local invites you to ditch the cobbles, skip the crowds, and get yourself to the coast this August Read more »| 25 Jul 2025 -
Interviews
MŮO: turning cosmic rays into music with Lomond Campbell
Ahead of bringing his purpose-built muonophone to the Fringe for MŮO, we catch up with Lomond Campbell to talk physics and turning cosmic rays into music Read more »| 25 Jul 2025 -
Interviews
Spotlight On... pedalo
As they release their latest single She's the Sun, we turn our spotlight on Glasgow dreampop outfit pedalo Read more »| 24 Jul 2025 -
Live Music
Cowboy Hunters @ The Old Hairdresser's, Glasgow, 18 Jul
Unphased by the heat, punters bounce around The Old Hairdresser's attic space while MOGAN, Dinosaur94 and Cowboy Hunters bring the chaotic tunes Read more »| 22 Jul 2025 -
Reviews
MC Yallah & Debmaster – Gaudencia
MC Yallah’s battering ram of a voice remains the standout on her patchy reunion with Debmaster Read more »| 21 Jul 2025