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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FestivalsElectric Fields announces first bands for 2018
The festival at Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfries and Galloway expands to a third day and announces its first wave of acts for 2018 Read more »| 13 Feb 2018 -
New MusicLuna Delirious – Valentine (Track Premiere)
Listen to the new single Valentine from Edinburgh singer-songwriter Luna Delirious Read more »| 13 Feb 2018 -
Live Music
Scottish Music Highlights: 13-19 Feb
In this week's gig round-up, Franz Ferdinand and Four Tet return to Glasgow, FOUND present an evening of machine music, and Meursault celebrate the tenth anniversary of their cult classic Pissing on Bonfires / Kissing With Tongues Read more »| 13 Feb 2018 -
Live MusicNightmares on Wax @ SWG3, Glasgow, 10 Feb
Nightmares on Wax brings a full on hands-in-the-air party to Glasgow's SWG3 with a solid mix of old and new tracks and a full live band Read more »| 13 Feb 2018 -
ReviewsCar Seat Headrest – Twin Fantasy
In a reworking of the band's lo-fi cult sixth album, Will Toledo subtly polishes the Car Seat Headrest sound to make a good record great Read more »| 13 Feb 2018 -
Reviews
Happy Accidents – Everything But the Here and Now
Happy Accidents' sophomore effort expand their sound with the help of Hookworms' Matthew "MJ" Johnson and drummer Phoebe Cross' increased vocal duties Read more »| 13 Feb 2018
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Reviews
Loma – Loma
Made up of members from Shearwater and Cross Record, Loma's eponymous debut is brimming with found sounds and unusual effects making for an enjoyable aural journey for the listener Read more »| 13 Feb 2018 -
Reviews
Belle & Sebastian – How to Solve Our Human Problems (Part 3)
How to Solve Our Human Problems (Part 3) goes some way to encapsulating the ethos of the project and is in turn the most assured and enjoyable of its three EPs Read more »| 12 Feb 2018 -
Reviews
Ought – Room Inside the World
Ought's third album is a joyous philosophical cacophony that finds new ways to inform, excite and challenge the listener Read more »| 12 Feb 2018 -
Reviews
Superchunk – What a Time to Be Alive
With What a Time to Be Alive, Mac McCaughan's Superchunk offer a timely reminder that punk’s greatest trick has always been to make the isolated feel less alone Read more »| 12 Feb 2018 -
Reviews
Justin Timberlake – Man of the Woods
After some time to truly digest JT's woefully awful fifth album, we take a closer look at Man of the Woods Read more »| 12 Feb 2018 -
Reviews
The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life
The Wombats offer up sunshine-filled and catchy hooks on their fourth full-length offering Read more »| 12 Feb 2018 -
Interviews
Ought's Tim Darcy talks Room Inside the World
"I don’t try to write intentionally political music. It’s very much for us an organic side effect of what we care about as individuals" Tim Darcy Read more »| 10 Feb 2018 -
Live Music
Jorja Smith @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 6 Feb
A disruptive crowd unfortunately gets in the way of what could have been a great night for rising talent Jorja Smith Read more »| 09 Feb 2018 -
Live Music
Moon Duo @ La Belle Angèle, Edinburgh, 31 Jan
Tonight's show from Moon Duo is a masterclass in how to sound pretty much perfect without being clinical, phoned in, or overly reliant on a laptop Read more »| 09 Feb 2018