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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ReviewsMary In The Junkyard – This Old House
This Old House offers a delightfully weird start to Mary In The Junkyard's career, leaving you wondering what dark corners they will explore next Read more »| 08 May 2024 -
ReviewsKnocked Loose – You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To
The Kentucky hardcore lot obliterate expectations on a fourth record as fearsome as it is ferocious Read more »| 08 May 2024 -
ReviewsLes Savy Fav – Oui, LSF
Following some hugely successful reunion shows, Les Savy Fav are back to reclaim their post-punk crown on sixth record, Oui, LSF Read more »| 08 May 2024 -
ReviewsAmen Dunes – Death Jokes
Death Jokes is the product of a very busy mind, expertly encapsulating the feeling of being trapped, distracted, and despondent Read more »| 08 May 2024 -
Live MusicRachel Chinouriri @ SWG3, Glasgow, 30 Apr
Performing just days before the release of her debut album, Rachel Chinouriri impresses with a stripped back acoustic set Read more »| 08 May 2024 -
ReviewsA. G. Cook – Britpop
A. G. Cook’s third studio album finds the producer and PC Music label-head taking stock, and in the process making his finest solo work to date Read more »| 07 May 2024
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InterviewsSpotlight On... Oyakhire
Ahead of releasing his latest project, For Who To Say, we shine a spotlight on London-based, Livingston rapper Oyakhire Read more »| 02 May 2024 -
New MusicScottish New Music Roundup: May 2024
It's another bumper month for new Scottish releases, so we've packed in as much as we can including new releases from No Windows, Bee Asha and rEDOLENT Read more »| 01 May 2024 -
Live MusicMitski @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 27 Apr
The first night of Mitski's Edinburgh run is dazzling, as she invites us in with her precise, intuitive and alien movement Read more »| 30 Apr 2024 -
Live MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: May 2024
If you're in the mood for good gigs, May delivers mixtape launches, weekend festivals, and anniversary shows across Edinburgh and Glasgow Read more »| 30 Apr 2024 -
ReviewsKamasi Washington – Fearless Movement
With a tenor saxophone and an endless ambition, musician and bandleader Kamasi Washington returns with what he has called his “dance album” Read more »| 30 Apr 2024 -
ReviewsHome Counties – Exactly As It Seems
Exactly As It Seems is a buoyant call to order to join Home Counties on their quest to find light among the gloom and traverse the ups and downs of being in your late twenties with gusto Read more »| 30 Apr 2024 -
ReviewsRachel Chinouriri – What a Devastating Turn of Events
Smartly sequenced and wound by emotional depth, Rachel Chinouriri’s debut is guitar pop from a bygone era Read more »| 29 Apr 2024 -
InterviewsChanging Shapes: Lauren Mayberry on her new era
After spending her 20s on tour with Scottish synth-pop phenomenon CHVRCHES, we catch up with Lauren Mayberry as she enters a new decade and a liberating moment of do-it-yourself artist evolution Read more »| 29 Apr 2024 -
Live MusicAdrianne Lenker @ Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, 24 Apr
Tonight's performance from Adrianne Lenker is profound and playful; during the silences and singing, we're together. It's a gift Read more »| 26 Apr 2024