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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ReviewsHeavy Rapids – Cash In Hand EP
With nothing particularly new to hear on Cash In Hand, Glasgow's Heavy Rapids do show the potential for something great, making them ones to watch Read more »| 06 Jun 2019 -
ReviewsJambinai – ONDA
While ONDA is interesting, on their third full-length album Jambinai offer up an ultimately forgettable experience despite its origins Read more »| 06 Jun 2019 -
Live MusicEx Hex @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 25 May
Mary Timony's power-pop trio fall flat in Manchester Read more »| 06 Jun 2019 -
New MusicChuchoter – Crush (EP Premiere)
Listen to Crush, the brand new EP from Edinburgh electro-pop duo Chuchoter Read more »| 06 Jun 2019 -
PlaylistsThe Skinny: LeithLate Takeover on EH-FM (Listen Again)
Listen back to LeithLate's takeover of our EH-FM show ahead of their LeithLate 19 Weekend, with a special guest mix from Miss World DJs Read more »| 06 Jun 2019 -
InterviewsHigh Hopes: Glasgow's Flying Moon Music & Arts Festival
As Moonstruck on Clydeside gets ready for the second year of its Flying Moon Music & Arts Festival, we speak to the festival’s director Nicole Stapinski to find out more Read more »| 06 Jun 2019
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ReviewsPixx – Small Mercies
Hannah Rodgers, under the enchanting moniker Pixx, returns with her sophomore album, a multifaceted dissection of the chauvinist body politic Read more »| 05 Jun 2019 -
InterviewsMeursault's Neil Pennycook on Crow Hill
At the helm of a project in three parts, Meursault’s Neil Pennycook meets with us to chat about his new record Crow Hill, and the tales of fiction that bleed through it Read more »| 05 Jun 2019 -
Live MusicAll Points East review: sound woes plagued the London festival
Major sound issues and some questionable scheduling dull an otherwise enjoyable weekend of rock and pop Read more »| 31 May 2019 -
NewsSAY Award: Live at the Longlist – C Duncan, Kobi Onyame and more to perform
This year’s SAY Award: Live at the Longlist event will take place at Edinburgh’s Queen’s Hall, and will include a special performance with Idlewild guitarist Rod Jones and Modern Studies Read more »| 30 May 2019 -
Live MusicSpiritualized @ The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, 23 May
As rumours circle that they may have made their final album, Spiritualized's live show proves up to the task of matching the beauty of their back catalogue Read more »| 30 May 2019 -
Live MusicManic Street Preachers @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 26 May
The Manic Street Preachers celebrate the twentieth anniversary of This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours in Edinburgh Read more »| 29 May 2019 -
Playlists
The Skinny on EH-FM: Show 11 (Listen Again)
This week we take a closer look at Barcelona's Primavera Sound Festival and Edinburgh's Hidden Door Weekender on our latest show on EH-FM – listen back Read more »| 29 May 2019 -
Live MusicErland Cooper @ Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 24 May
Erland Cooper's contemplative, emotive analogue sound brings a slice of Orkney's rugged beauty to Edinburgh Read more »| 29 May 2019 -
ReviewsMiddle Kids – New Songs for Old Problems
A continuation of their previous record, on New Songs for Old Problems Australia's Middle Kids create a rich palette of sounds that cuts across the indie genre Read more »| 29 May 2019