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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Live MusicDie Spitz @ King Tut's, Glasgow, 19 Feb
Hyped-up Austin-based foursome Die Spitz dish out mighty hard rock riffs but a mouthy crowd and muddy sound smother their war cry Read more »| 23 Feb 2026 -
Live MusicBelle and Sebastian @ Troon Concert Hall, 20 Feb
Warming up for a summer celebrating thirty years of their first two albums, Belle and Sebastian present an energised, exultant take on If You're Feeling Sinister to the Ayrshire seaside Read more »| 23 Feb 2026 -
ReviewsBill Callahan – My Days of 58
Veteran singer-songwriter Bill Callahan returns with a personal yet approachable masterwork Read more »| 23 Feb 2026 -
ReviewsGorillaz – The Mountain
Gorillaz explore life, death and what comes next on their ninth album The Mountain Read more »| 23 Feb 2026 -
ReviewsMaria BC – Marathon
On Marathon, ambient musician Maria BC excavates fragile hope from unsettling soundscapes Read more »| 23 Feb 2026 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... Drexler
Ahead of releasing his latest body of work, Olympia-5, we catch up with Edinburgh-based composer and multi-instrumentalist Adrian Leung, aka Drexler Read more »| 19 Feb 2026
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ReviewsHen Ogledd – DISCOMBOBULATED
Hen Ogledd's latest album, focused on life, death and rebirth sways more into the meandering rather than the conclusive, leaving things feeling somewhat stunted Read more »| 18 Feb 2026 -
Live MusicDanny L Harle @ The Art School, Glasgow, 15 Feb
Celebrating the release of his latest album Cerulean, Danny L Harle seems genuinely happy to be at The Art School tonight, and the crowd has come prepared to move Read more »| 17 Feb 2026 -
Live MusicDeftones @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 13 Feb
There's a sense of the lineage and modern history of heavy music tonight as Deftones return to Glasgow for a massive show at the Hydro Read more »| 17 Feb 2026 -
ReviewsMarika Takeuchi – Iridescence
Marika Takeuchi's Iridescence balances lyricism with a lingering reservedness Read more »| 17 Feb 2026 -
Live MusicAshnikko @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 11 Feb
Ashnikko brings her delightful weirdness and quirky, provocative aesthetic to a freezing cold night in Glasgow Read more »| 13 Feb 2026 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... Lou Mclean
Ahead of releasing Outline of a Girl, her debut album produced by Carla J Easton, we catch up with Edinburgh singer-songwriter Lou Mclean Read more »| 12 Feb 2026 -
OpinionReimagining Glasgow: The Blue Nile's A Walk Across the Rooftops
Forty-two years on from its release, we explore why Glasgow needs The Blue Nile's A Walk Across the Rooftops more than ever for reimagination and reinterpretation Read more »| 11 Feb 2026 -
InterviewsBratakus on their new album Hagridden
With their sophomore release, Scottish siblings Brèagha and Onnagh Cuinn of Bratakus reflect on imposter syndrome, recording with The Hives, and a decade of DIY punk Read more »| 10 Feb 2026 -
Reviewshemlocke springs – the apple tree under the sea
Beyond its musical execution, the apple tree under the sea is an immense literary accomplishment, and a nourishing meal for this cold and dark season Read more »| 09 Feb 2026