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 MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: January 2025
It might be cold and dark outside for much of January, but there are big gigs, mini-festivals, and an Independent Venue Week that warrant wrapping up and getting out the house for Read more »| 07 Jan 2025 -
ReviewsMoonchild Sanelly – Full Moon
The blue-haired bombshell oft dubbed the ‘Queen of African Pop’, Moonchild Sanelly is back. Her latest outing, Full Moon, is her most exciting to date Read more »| 06 Jan 2025 -
ReviewsLambrini Girls – Who Let The Dogs Out
Irate Brighton duo Lambrini Girls are fierce, funny and fully-formed on their crackling debut album, Who Let The Dogs Out Read more »| 06 Jan 2025 -
ReviewsEthel Cain – Perverts
Perverts, Ethel Cain’s foggy, horrifying, southern gothic pantomime, is a cryptic conquest seeking to draw out your deepest fears and desires Read more »| 06 Jan 2025 -
OpinionGreat Scots: 2024 in Scottish Music
Celebrating another year of wonderful Scottish music, here's our annual Great Scots playlist featuring a glut of music from an insanely talented bunch of musicians Read more »| 20 Dec 2024 -
Live MusicA. G. Cook @ SWG3, Glasgow, 15 Dec
Hopping across his decade-long career, A. G. Cook delivers a captivating 90-minute set layering his solo work and beats from high profile collaborations Read more »| 17 Dec 2024
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Live MusicRomy's Club Mid Air @ Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, 14 Dec
Romy bookends her own night with a DJ set to open and a live set to close, bringing last year's Mid Air album to life on a night of unbridled freedom Read more »| 17 Dec 2024 -
Live MusicSam Fender @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 16 Dec
Newcastle's favourite son Sam Fender battles flu and fever to deliver a storming set to an adoring crowd in his second home Read more »| 17 Dec 2024 -
ReviewsFLO – Access All Areas
FLO’s long-heralded debut record entertains while writing a single song 16 ways Read more »| 13 Dec 2024 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... Works In Progress
For this week's Spotlight On, we catch up with Vicky Kavanagh, one of the organisers of experimental night Works In Progress ahead of their second event Read more »| 12 Dec 2024 -
Live MusicVampire Weekend @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 8 Dec
They may yearn for the shabby glamour of the music hall, but Vampire Weekend still wind down the Only God Was Above Us tour on a high at the Hydro Read more »| 12 Dec 2024 -
Live MusicM for Montreal 2024: Ten Artists to Check Out
We head to this year's M for Montreal festival and celebrate ten standout artists from the 19th edition of the Quebec showcase Read more »| 10 Dec 2024 -
Live MusicThe Chats @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 7 Dec
In spite of tonight's acoustic shortcomings, The Chats still manage to pull off an enjoyable and energetic performance in an explosive fashion Read more »| 10 Dec 2024 -
InterviewsOn the road with Tina Sandwich
Following the release of her excellent For the World EP, we hit the road with Tina Sandwich to find out if the stress of touring in Europe is worth it or not Read more »| 10 Dec 2024 -
Live MusicHope of the States @ Stereo, Glasgow, 5 Dec
Reuniting for a handful of shows 18 years after their split, Hope of the States sound as riotous and invigorating as ever before, hinting at new music to come Read more »| 10 Dec 2024