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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ReviewsChrissie Hynde – Valve Bone Woe
An alternative Great American Songbook? Approach Valve Bone Woe with open ears and it will bring rich rewards across most of its 14 tracks Read more »| 06 Sep 2019 -
Live MusicThe Flaming Lips @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 5 Sep
Confetti cannons, a light up unicorn, wacky costumes and more abound in another thrilling turn from The Flaming Lips as they celebrate 20 years of The Soft Bulletin at Edinburgh's Usher Hall Read more »| 06 Sep 2019 -
NewsLCD Soundsystem exhibition heads to Glasgow's SWG3
LCD Soundsystem, the collaborative exhibition between the band's official photographer Ruvan Wijesooriya and Scottish artist Joe Henry, comes to Glasgow this October Read more »| 06 Sep 2019 -
ReviewsGrayscale – Nella Vita
The Philadelphia quintet return with another dose of emotive pop-punk, while simultaneously seeking sonic pastures new Read more »| 06 Sep 2019 -
ReviewsROAM – Smile Wide
Buzzing with a 90s rock influence, ROAM’s third effort is a bid to push their brand of pop-punk further than ever before Read more »| 06 Sep 2019 -
FestivalsLowlands Festival 2019: Report
With its incredible and sprawling line-up, how more people haven’t yet discovered Lowlands is unclear. It’s a beaming gem just waiting to be unearthed Read more »| 05 Sep 2019
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FestivalsOff the Beaten Track: Scottish Gigs & Festivals Calendar
We speak to the organisers of Kirkcaldy's Tae Sup Wi' a Fifer and Glasgow's Freakender, and shine a light on the cavalcade of events still to come this year in venues across Scotland Read more »| 05 Sep 2019 -
ReviewsBat for Lashes – Lost Girls
Natasha Khan returns with a sumptuous soundtrack to misspent LA evenings Read more »| 05 Sep 2019 -
NewsThe Great Western: new Glasgow music festival announced
Songhoy Blues, !!! (Chk Chk Chk), Free Love and Sacred Paws lead the first wave of bands for the brand-new festival in Glasgow this November Read more »| 04 Sep 2019 -
ReviewsKindness – Something Like a War
Kindness' new album Something Like A War is at its best when it embraces its flexibility Read more »| 04 Sep 2019 -
ReviewsLower Dens – The Competition
Ditching the accompanying band for his new album, Jana Hunter embraces the 80s aesthetic further on his fourth record Read more »| 04 Sep 2019 -
InterviewsThe Spook School say goodbye
Ahead of their final show at Glasgow's Art School on 7 September, we catch up with one of Scotland's most important bands of the last decade, The Spook School Read more »| 03 Sep 2019 -
Live MusicIndian Summer 001: Courtney Barnett @ SWG3, Glasgow, 29 Aug
Courtney Barnett brings wit, riffs and a stripped-back sensibility on her return to Glasgow for Indian Summer Read more »| 03 Sep 2019 -
New MusicKettle of Kites – Supernova (Video Premiere)
Watch the video for Supernova, the latest single from Kettle of Kites Read more »| 03 Sep 2019 -
New MusicThe Skinny on EH-FM, 2 September: Listen Again
Listen to our latest show on EH-FM with new music from Lana Del Rey, Cigarettes After Sex and JPEGMAFIA, plus a special on The SAY Award Read more »| 02 Sep 2019