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 MusicAidan Moffat & RM Hubbert @ Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, 3 Feb
Sex, Brexit and Christmas: Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert leave a delighted Celtic Connections audience with a host of reasons why we should all be crossing our fingers and hoping for a third record from the duo Read more »| 08 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsJessica Pratt – Quiet Signs
The quiet but powerful LA folk artist Jessica Pratt returns with an endlessly replayable collection of vintage songs on her third album Quiet Signs Read more »| 07 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsHEALTH – VOL. 4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR
VOL. 4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR is a move back to basics for HEALTH and feels like the album they were supposed to make Read more »| 07 Feb 2019 -
New MusicMVCC – We Are All Here (Video Premiere)
Watch the video for MVCC's We Are All Here, a touching tribute to his best friend Calum Barnes who took his own life through struggles with mental health in 2017 Read more »| 07 Feb 2019 -
Live MusicCallum Easter @ Leith Depot, Edinburgh, 3 Feb
Callum Easter mesmerises a sold out Leith Depot crowd as part of Independent Venue Week Read more »| 07 Feb 2019 -
Live MusicSnow Patrol @ SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 31 Jan
Following a seven-year gap between albums Snow Patrol are back, and tonight's show in Glasgow feels like a life-affirming victory lap Read more »| 07 Feb 2019
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Live MusicSteve Mason @ SWG3, Glasgow, 31 Jan
With little room for oldies tonight, the former Beta Band frontman Steve Mason plays a strong set at SWG3 celebrating his latest album About the Light Read more »| 07 Feb 2019 -
Live MusicSwearin' @ YES, Manchester, 31 Jan
Allison Crutchfield's resurrected punk outfit are back with a bang at their first Manchester show in over six years Read more »| 06 Feb 2019 -
Live MusicGigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh: 6-11 Feb
We take a closer look at what live music is on offer across the central belt this week, featuring Bowie bandmates Holy Holy, The Lemonheads, White Lies and more Read more »| 06 Feb 2019 -
FestivalsThe Comet is Coming, The Vaselines for Jupiter Rising 2019
Alpha Maid, OH141 and Sarra Wild also among the first announcements for the expanded version of Jupiter Artland’s music festival Read more »| 06 Feb 2019 -
Live MusicFrank Turner @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 29 Jan
Frank Turner plays with the energy of a man determined to raise the roof wherever he goes, and tonight's Glasgow O2 Academy show is no different and a riotous success Read more »| 06 Feb 2019 -
New MusicTallisker – Blind (YUMYUM live session): Video Premiere
Watch the live session for Blind by French electronic musician Tallisker, recorded at Glasgow's Flat 0/1 Read more »| 06 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsLau – Midnight and Closedown
Scottish trad music supergroup Lau return with their 'Brexit album' Midnight and Closedown, a shining beacon of hope in our hazy present Read more »| 06 Feb 2019 -
ReviewsBob Mould – Sunshine Rock
Rock's elder statesman returns with potentially his most upbeat offering to date Read more »| 06 Feb 2019 -
Live MusicMassive Attack @ SSE Hydro, Glasgow, 28 Jan
Trip-hop legends Massive Attack celebrate 21 years of their classic album Mezzanine with a full-blown AV show and guest vocals from Cocteau Twins' Elizabeth Fraser Read more »| 05 Feb 2019