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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InterviewsMdou Moctar on new album Afrique Victime
Ahead of releasing Afrique Victime, his first album on Matador Records, we speak to Tuareg musician Mdou Moctar Read more »| 20 May 2021 -
NewsIntroducing HANG, a new Scottish hip-hop and grime event
Darren McGarvey, Scottish Album of the Year winner Nova and Radio 1Xtra's Tiffany Calver are among those involved in the first edition of HANG, a new event aiming to inspire and empower Scotland's hip-hop and grime communities Read more »| 20 May 2021 -
ReviewsBillie Marten – Flora Fauna
Her most exploratory and assured record yet, Flora Fauna finds Billie Marten braver, wiser and fully in bloom Read more »| 19 May 2021 -
ReviewsCHAI – WINK
CHAI's new album takes some unexpected turns, bringing new ideas into their kaleidoscopic sound Read more »| 19 May 2021 -
OpinionThe Skinny On... Roddy Woomble
Ahead of the release of his latest solo record, Lo! Soul, Idlewild's Roddy Woomble takes on our Q&A this month and has us salivating over breakfast food Read more »| 19 May 2021 -
ReviewsRoddy Woomble – Lo! Soul
Idlewild frontman Roddy Woomble's new solo album is an expansive, explorative listen Read more »| 17 May 2021
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ReviewsFatima Al Qadiri – Medieval Femme
Fatima Al Qadiri takes us through the rich, vibrant history of Arabic music and culture on her latest Hyperdub release, Medieval Femme Read more »| 12 May 2021 -
ReviewsMorcheeba – Blackest Blue
What Blackest Blue lacks in impact it makes up for with trippy downtempo calling cards, which will keep long-time Morcheeba fans plenty satisfied Read more »| 12 May 2021 -
New MusicCallum Easter – What You Think? (video premiere)
Watch the video for What You Think?, the first single to be taken from Callum Easter's forthcoming new album, System Read more »| 11 May 2021 -
ReviewsSt. Vincent – Daddy's Home
Shapeshifting songwriter Annie Clark unearths family truths on her new album Read more »| 10 May 2021 -
Things To DoThirteen Records: Continuing Dundee's music legacy
New Dundee record shop Thirteen Records on life after the iconic Groucho’s Records, opening a cultural venue in a pandemic, and the future direction of music and culture in their hometown Read more »| 10 May 2021 -
ReviewsSons of Kemet – Black to the Future
Shabaka Hutchings and Sons of Kemet return with Black to the Future, the group's best work to date Read more »| 10 May 2021 -
New MusicScottish new music round-up: May 2021
With A LOT coming out this month, we've done our best to highlight some of the new stuff we're most excited about, including Carla J. Easton and Simon Liddell of Frightened Rabbit's glorious new project Poster Paints Read more »| 05 May 2021 -
InterviewsEdinburgh's Buffet Lunch on The Power of Rocks
We meet Buffet Lunch to blether about their debut album The Power of Rocks, the influence of characters on their writing, and the band’s jovial nature Read more »| 05 May 2021 -
ReviewsSquid – Bright Green Field
If Squid are the guitar boys' buzz band of the moment, some are going to get a little more than they bargained for on their debut LP Read more »| 03 May 2021