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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InterviewsConfidence Man's Janet Planet tells us how to get the party started
Janet Planet of Australian party group Confidence Man tells us about playing up to the rumours, getting drunk in hot tubs and learning how to do hip rolls Read more »| 09 Apr 2018 -
Interviews
Glasgow five-piece Home$lice discuss debut album Howdy
We catch up with three members of Glasgow five-piece Home$lice at the 13th Note ahead of their debut album release this month Read more »| 09 Apr 2018 -
Live MusicBig Thief @ La Belle Angele, Edinburgh, 2 Apr
Big Thief deliver an emotional night of music to a jam-packed, feverish crowd at La Belle Angele Read more »| 06 Apr 2018 -
News
Neu! Reekie! present Neu! Stoney with Kathryn Joseph
The pan-cultural provocateurs launch a new venture in Stonehaven, with Kathryn Joseph and Best Girl Athlete heading up their first show Read more »| 06 Apr 2018 -
Music VideosAino Elina – Saippuaa (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video for Saippuaa by Edinburgh-based Finnish electro pop act Aino Elina Read more »| 05 Apr 2018 -
Live Music
Scottish Music Highlights: 4-9 Apr
This week's gig guide features homegrown talent, a pair of charity fundraisers, and the return of Counterflows festival Read more »| 04 Apr 2018
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ReviewsEELS – The Deconstruction
More staggering works of heartbreaking genius from E and his team. It's all in a day's work, you know... Read more »| 04 Apr 2018 -
Interviews
EELS frontman Mark 'E' Everett on their hopeful new record
Burnout and heartbreak forced Eels into hiatus and threatened the band’s future. Four years on, they’re back and buoyant, with inimitable frontman E reinvigorated Read more »| 04 Apr 2018 -
Live Music
No Age @ Mono, Glasgow, 1 Apr
No Age return to their spiritual home tonight for a show that leans heavily on their latest album, Snares Like a Haircut Read more »| 04 Apr 2018 -
Playlists
Mastersystem: Under the Influence
As new band Mastersystem get ready to unleash their debut album Dance Music on the world, the band talk us through the records that have influenced them Read more »| 04 Apr 2018 -
Festivals
Kelburn Garden Party: Introducing The Skinny Stage
We're curating a stage at this year's Kelburn Garden Party – here's a look at the bands and artists we have in store this June Read more »| 04 Apr 2018 -
Reviews
Dr. Octagon – Moosebumps: An Exploration Into Modern Day Horripilation
Give Moosebumps: An Exploration Into Modern Day Horripilation a little bit of time and it's quite often a worthy and vivid expansion of the Dr. Octagon mythos Read more »| 03 Apr 2018 -
Reviews
Haley Heynderickx – I Need to Start a Garden
The debut album from Portland-based songwriter Haley Heynderickx is, in a word, breathtaking Read more »| 03 Apr 2018 -
Reviews
Fenne Lily – On Hold
In spite of the hype surrounding the Bristol songwriter, Fenne Lily's debut album is a thoroughly unremarkable collection of sadgirl-by-numbers ballads Read more »| 03 Apr 2018 -
Reviews
Christina Vantzou – No. 4
The Brussels-based artist follows up three albums of ambient excellence with a collection of beautiful impressionist sketches Read more »| 03 Apr 2018