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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InterviewsAlex Kapranos on 20 Years of Franz Ferdinand
We delve into Franz Ferdinand's Hits to the Head tracklist and ask Alex Kapranos 20 questions relating to each of its 20 tracks, some more tenuous than others... Read more »| 07 Mar 2022 -
InterviewsPenelope Trappes brings Mother's Blood to Sonica
Ahead of her audiovisual performance of Mother's Blood at Glasgow's Sonica festival this month, we catch up with Penelope Trappes Read more »| 07 Mar 2022 -
ReviewsAlex Cameron – Oxy Music
Alex Cameron confronts the toxicity and vacuousness of a life lived online on his new album Oxy Music Read more »| 07 Mar 2022 -
New MusicSpotlight On... Billy Got Waves
Ahead of releasing Rocket Boy Act 1, we shine a spotlight on Edinburgh artist Billy Got Waves to find out more Read more »| 03 Mar 2022 -
New MusicScottish New Music Round-up: March 2022
It's as overwhelmingly busy for releases this month as it is for, well, everything, but we'll do our best to highlight some of the best music coming out of Scotland Read more »| 02 Mar 2022 -
ReviewsCharlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul – Topical Dancer
On Topical Dancer, Charlotte Adigéry and Bolis Pupul prove themselves a force to be reckoned with Read more »| 02 Mar 2022
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Live MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: March 2022
March is hella busy for gigs and we're actually feeling pretty queasy at the thought of it all. Here's an attempt to highlight everything we wish we could go to Read more »| 01 Mar 2022 -
ReviewsNilüfer Yanya – Painless
The follow-up to Nilüfer Yanya's debut album, Painless finds the London-based artist exploring more ethereal territory Read more »| 28 Feb 2022 -
ReviewsCMAT – If My Wife New I'd Be Dead
On her near-perfect debut, CMAT proves she's a pop tour de force who knows exactly who she wants to be and has all the talent to deliver it Read more »| 28 Feb 2022 -
InterviewsSpotlight On... philomenah
With an exclusive first listen to her debut EP, we shine a spotlight on Edinburgh-based R'n'B artist philomenah Read more »| 24 Feb 2022 -
FestivalsConnect Festival 2022: Massive Attack, The National headline
Connect Festival in Edinburgh announces a lineup topped by Massive Attack, The Chemical Brothers, The National, Jon Hopkins, Mogwai and more Read more »| 23 Feb 2022 -
FestivalsThe Great Eastern festival returns for 2022
Edinburgh all-dayer The Great Eastern is back, with Kathryn Joseph, Free Love and Anna B Savage among the first acts announced for 2022 Read more »| 23 Feb 2022 -
Live MusicDry Cleaning @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 18 Feb
Dry Cleaning bring the expected inscrutable tales, but also plenty of muscular rock to Edinburgh's Summerhall Read more »| 22 Feb 2022 -
Live MusicLos Bitchos @ Stereo, Glasgow, 18 Feb
Los Bitchos bring surf rock fun with punk energy – and plenty of bongo solos – to a sold-out Stereo in Glasgow Read more »| 22 Feb 2022 -
ReviewsSevdaliza – Raving Dahlia
Sevdaliza offers something healing, hedonistic and transcendent on new EP Raving Dahlia Read more »| 21 Feb 2022