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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ReviewsFrankie and the Witch Fingers – ZAM
ZAM bring the doomsday clock to high noon and the world is set ablaze, courtesy of Frankie and the Witch Fingers Read more »| 28 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsWhile She Sleeps – So What?
Sheffield metal unit While She Sleeps step it up yet again to produce one of the finest rock releases of 2019 so far Read more »| 28 Feb 2019 -
NewsWide Days: Showcase bands for 2019
Chuchoter, Eyes of Others and Megan Airlie are among the bands set for this year's Wide Days showcases in Edinburgh Read more »| 28 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsRoyal Trux – White Stuff
Royal Trux return with White Stuff, reckoning with what it means to make a comeback record Read more »| 28 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsPond – Tasmania
An unpredictable and exciting record flowing with psychedelia and funk-driven basslines, Tasmania is a true reflection of what makes Pond so great Read more »| 28 Feb 2019 -
InterviewsDirty Pop: Self Esteem's Rebecca Taylor on Compliments Please
We speak to Slow Club's Rebecca Taylor about how her new solo pop project Self Esteem is propelling her into pop star queendom Read more »| 28 Feb 2019
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ReviewsThe Japanese House – Good at Falling
Good at Falling, the debut album from The Japanese House is a lucid dream, tumultuous and tender, steeped in self-reflection, self-appreciation, and self-growth Read more »| 28 Feb 2019 -
InterviewsSnapped Ankles on Stunning Luxury and gentrification
Paddy Austin of Snapped Ankles tells us about how the gentrification of East London has influenced their new album Stunning Luxury, whilst giving us a masterclass in originality Read more »| 27 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsStillhound – Stillhound
While it doesn't hold any big moments, Stillhound is a consistent return from the Edinburgh trio and sets an idyllic visual scene purely through sound that distances them from their debut Read more »| 27 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsSelf Esteem – Compliments Please
Vocally and lyrically charged, Self Esteem’s debut is one that takes several paths in its journey, revealing Rebecca Taylor as a remarkable vocalist and a powerful lyricist Read more »| 27 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsSnapped Ankles – Stunning Luxury
Snapped Ankles build upon their debut with Stunning Luxury, a streamlined yet incisive take on everyday politics Read more »| 27 Feb 2019 -
Live MusicTroye Sivan @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 23 Feb
Australian queer icon Troye Sivan brings his Bloom tour to Glasgow for an honest night of pop, and what is likely a formative experience for a lot of tonight's excitable crowd Read more »| 26 Feb 2019 -
Live MusicShe Drew the Gun @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 23 Feb
She Drew the Gun are out to change things, and their music goes some way to expressing revolutionist thoughts through intelligent politics and a pure punk ideology Read more »| 26 Feb 2019 -
Live MusicPalace @ The Mash House, Edinburgh, 21 Feb
Despite their tour van being stolen the night before in Leeds, Palace play an unabashedly confident and beautifully structured show at The Mash House Read more »| 26 Feb 2019 -
Live MusicThe Joy Formidable @ Gorilla, Manchester, 15 Feb
A noisy, intimate turn from the Welsh trio has them looking like a fierce rock and roll outfit again Read more »| 25 Feb 2019