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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ReviewsGodspeed You! Black Emperor – NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024, 28,340 DEAD
Godspeed You! Black Emperor's latest album, in all of its warped, noisy instrumentation, is the embodiment of music as art Read more »| 30 Sep 2024 -
ReviewsYasmin Williams – Acadia
Yasmin Williams’ follow-up to 2021’s Urban Driftwood is an ambitious record that showcases the guitarist’s wide range of musical influences Read more »| 30 Sep 2024 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... Zerrin
With the video for Zerrin's latest single Spring Cleaning released today, we catch up with the Glasgow-based Australian artist to find out more Read more »| 26 Sep 2024 -
ReviewsPale Waves – Smitten
Capturing the kaleidoscopic array of feelings of queer love across a collection of earworms, Pale Waves’ fourth album may be the band’s most complete package to date Read more »| 24 Sep 2024 -
ReviewsNina Nesbitt – Mountain Music
Mountain Music represents a genre-shift for Nina Nesbitt, a record that showcases her vocals more than her previous pop-oriented records ever did Read more »| 24 Sep 2024 -
Live MusicLos Campesinos! @ QMU, Glasgow, 21 Sep
Following the release of new album All Hell, and almost two decades into their career, Los Campesinos! play their biggest Scottish show to date Read more »| 23 Sep 2024
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Live MusicThe Last Dinner Party @ O2 Academy Glasgow, 20 Sep
Divisive Londoners The Last Dinner Party bring a night of theatricality to Glasgow's O2 Academy Read more »| 23 Sep 2024 -
ReviewsXiu Xiu – 13" Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto With Bison Horn Grips
Xiu Xiu return with 13" Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto With Bison Horn Grips, their most accessible and fun project to date Read more »| 23 Sep 2024 -
Live MusicAzealia Banks @ O2 Academy Glasgow, 18 Sep
Whether for better or worse, Azealia Banks is unapologetically herself tonight, and that is something you cannot fault when the end product is still so good Read more »| 20 Sep 2024 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... Zoe Graham
Following the release of her latest single Push and Pull, and ahead of a Glasgow headline show in October, we shine a spotlight on Zoe Graham Read more »| 19 Sep 2024 -
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Live MusicChappell Roan @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 15 Sep
With captivating stage presence and queer pop joy, Chappell Roan holds us rapt in the palm of her hand Read more »| 17 Sep 2024 -
ReviewsKaty J Pearson – Someday, Now
Across her third studio album, Katy J Pearson and producer Bullion concoct a sparkling mix of acoustic and electronic sounds as she reflects on loss and pain Read more »| 17 Sep 2024 -
OpinionSearching for SOPHIE
New music from SOPHIE is a gift. In remembering beloved artists, how do we make sure that their specificity doesn't get lost over time? And how can we protect their art while still respecting their humanity? Read more »| 17 Sep 2024 -
InterviewsKaty J Pearson on Someday, Now
Ahead of releasing her third solo studio album, we talk to Katy J Pearson about pop music, living in the moment, and working with producer Bullion on Someday, Now Read more »| 16 Sep 2024 -
ReviewsGurry Wurry – Happy For Now
Leith singer-songwriter Gurry Wurry's second album Happy For Now is weird. The good kind of weird, but weird nonetheless Read more »| 16 Sep 2024