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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NewsEdinburgh's Pleasance Sessions to return for October weekender
RM Hubbert, BDY_PRTS, PAWS and Withered Hand are among the names announced for the indoor autumn mini-festival's weekender.. Read more »| 29 Jul 2015 -
Live MusicSaturday at Wickerman 2015: Zyna Hel, Wells & Moffat, The Sonics
Despite taking place during the second Scottish winter in six months, Wickerman was spared the worst of the July weather on Friday. So when the rains arrive ... Read more »| 29 Jul 2015 -
ReviewsHeathered Pearls – Body Complex
You don’t have to listen to Jakub Alexander’s music for long before your mind begins to wander. It’s not that it’s boring. Rather, it... Read more »| 29 Jul 2015 -
ReviewsUltimate Painting – Green Lanes
You won’t need any prior knowledge of smart tunesmiths Jack Cooper (Mazes) and James Hoare (Veronica Falls) to recognise the blueprint for their c... Read more »| 29 Jul 2015 -
Festivals
The Xcerts, KLOË, The Little Kicks join Electric Fields 2015
Aberdeen trio The Xcerts, Glasgow solo artist KLOË, disco-pop four-piece The Little Kicks and Dunfermline's Foreignfox have joined the line-up for next ... Read more »| 29 Jul 2015 -
InterviewsSurviving the Abyss: Chelsea Wolfe interviewed
Californian singer-songwriter Chelsea Wolfe is a byword for doom-laden gothic rock. Her new album, Abyss, takes inspiration from such cheery topics as sleep paralysis, extreme drought and exploring the depths of the mind. The Skinny peers behind the veil Read more »| 28 Jul 2015
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Live Music
Friday at Wickerman 2015: Errors, Kathryn Joseph and WHITE
This is a year of change for Wickerman. The festival occupies its usual scenic plot among the rolling hills of coastal Kirkcudbrightshire, but regular attend... Read more »| 28 Jul 2015 -
Reviews
Chelsea Wolfe – Abyss
Density, weight and punishing intensity threaten to entirely submerge Chelsea Wolfe’s fourth album in a cloak of gothic camouflage. But peer behind the... Read more »| 28 Jul 2015 -
Reviews
The Telescopes – Hidden Fields
Behold thy glorious racket. In their various guises, psych veterans The Telescopes have constantly forged routes between the tropes of melodic shoegaze and a... Read more »| 28 Jul 2015 -
Reviews
Agent Fresco – Destrier
This Icelandic four-piece have a lot on their plate: metal-tinged falsetto, shuffling math-rock, blown-out prog, twinkling keys and a sprinkling of uncomfort... Read more »| 28 Jul 2015 -
Reviews
Lorna – London's Leaving Me
London’s Leaving Me is Nottingham band Lorna’s fifth record, and it’s really lovely. Gentle, warming and sun-lit, there’s an endearin... Read more »| 28 Jul 2015 -
Festivals
Northwest Festival Watch – August 2015
A whole month of sonic art in dramatic surroundings, and proper DIY fests Read more »| 28 Jul 2015 -
Reviews
Simon Love – It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time
Simon Love, previously of indie band The Loves, has gone solo and the result is bonkers. Juvenile, derivative and brow-scrunchingly odd – there&rs... Read more »| 28 Jul 2015 -
Reviews
The Mynabirds – Lovers Know
After finishing her role as keyboardist on The Postal Service’s reunion tour, Laura Burhenn travelled the world to find herself again. Recorded over th... Read more »| 28 Jul 2015 -
Festivals
Edinburgh Festivals 2015: Top 5 picks
Our section editors narrow their Edinburgh Festivals picks down to a tick-'em-off-as-you-go top 5... Read more »| 27 Jul 2015