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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ReviewsFela Kuti – Box Set #4 (Curated by Erykah Badu)
Erykah Badu's Fela Kuti Box Set – the fourth re-release from Knitting Factory – is a fine Afrobeat introduction, but check out the other “course selections” before you invest Read more »| 20 Dec 2017 -
Live MusicMichael Head & The Red Elastic Band @ Invisible Wind Factory, Liverpool, 16 Dec
Ex-Shack man gets the sort of homecoming he richly deserves Read more »| 19 Dec 2017 -
Live MusicYung Lean @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 13 Dec
Tonight, Yung Lean's captivating idiosyncrasies shine through to reveal an artist who has much more to offer than Nintendo memes and a penchant for Arizona Iced Tea Read more »| 19 Dec 2017 -
Live Music
Scottish Music Highlights: 19-31 Dec
Get firmly in the festive spirit with our Christmas and New Year gig highlights... Read more »| 19 Dec 2017 -
Live Music
Mogwai @ The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 16 Dec
Mogwai focus heavily on new material for their momentous night at The Hydro, but there are still moments of brilliance at one of their biggest shows ever Read more »| 18 Dec 2017 -
Festivals
Le Guess Who? 2017: The Review
With its diverse music programming and its emphasis on equality, Utrecht's Le Guess Who? is a truly unique offering on the festival circuit, and one we should be thankful for Read more »| 15 Dec 2017
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Live Music
Spiral Oh @ The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow, 7 Dec
A solid trifecta of homegrown talent proves a tough act to follow for Newcastle four-piece EAT FAST at tonight's Spiral Oh party Read more »| 15 Dec 2017 -
Live Music
Jane Weaver @ King Tut's, Glasgow, 12 Dec
Overall there's a feeling of imbalance, and while Jane Weaver and co play well, they sadly fail to give the new album the full justice it deserves Read more »| 15 Dec 2017 -
Live Music
Ho99o9 @ Stereo, Glasgow, 11 Dec
Ho99o9 are wild, abrasive, completely in your face and entirely thrilling to watch Read more »| 14 Dec 2017 -
Live Music
The Cribs @ Gorilla, Manchester, 9 Dec
Wakefield's premier purveyors of punk bring a full-throated, warm-hearted Cribsmas celebration to Manchester Read more »| 13 Dec 2017 -
New Music
From Olive Us to Olive You: Album Premiere
Listen to the new Christmas album from Glasgow's Olive Grove Records featuring Eugene Kelly, Carla J. Easton, Randolph's Leap, State Broadcasters and more Read more »| 13 Dec 2017 -
New Music
Table Scraps – Sick of Me (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video for Sick of Me by Birmingham's Table Scraps Read more »| 13 Dec 2017 -
Live Music
Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott @ SEC Armadillo, Glasgow, 24 Nov
Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott play a magic mix of new and old songs and aren't afraid to play the classics from The Beautiful South and The Housemartins back catalogues Read more »| 13 Dec 2017 -
Live Music
Gnod @ Broadcast, Glasgow, 8 Dec
Gnod's collaborative performance tonight is full of atavistic chants and lung-full-of-helium squeaks; a worthy dream – not just for their future, but also for ours Read more »| 13 Dec 2017 -
Reviews
Garden of Elks – Low Hearts
Low Hearts is a solid if unremarkable foray into 90s American fuzzed-out slacker rock, yet there is enough to go on here to suggest the best is yet to come Read more »| 12 Dec 2017